Isabella's eyes widened and her mouth opened as if to say something. Instead, a cold laugh escaped her lips. She didn't need to verify that it wasn't a joke, this boy had already showcased the extent of his critical thinking abilities and this seemed at about his level. "so let me get this straight," her tone was derisive " You don't want our family's to go to war right? Because here's what this sounds like: the Elementals have made a fool of Jota Ikathka by gaining his trust and then kidnapping his daughter in order to do God knows what, gain leverage?  That's a war tactic,"<br/><br/>A pillar of Inky black tendrils climbed upward between the two of them and coalesced into the form of a slightly shorter but equally stocky raven haired boy with deep tan skin and eyes slanted nearly shut "hehe, 'scuse me" Jin said jovially. Despite the kind, cheery expression, his message and the physically force exuding from him was clear.<br/><br/>"Jin," Isabella started.<br/><br/>"Yes ma'am," Jin' voice was raspy and light, as if he were always whispering. His gaze never moved away from the man in front of him.<br/><br/>"How likely would the Wilds get involved in something like this?" she asked wearily. Still his gaze didn't move from the man, his body was like a smiling statue as he stood between them.<br/><br/>Little black ringlets of translucent mist trailed down the boy's body as he stood there in silence for a moment "only if contract holders or patrons were involved"<br/><br/>"Good to know," Isabella said slowly, her voice trailing off "That'll be all, Jin," without another word, the boy melted down into a small black cat and bounded back onto the arm of the couch.<br/><br/>"If perhaps you had been desperate enough to make a contract in the Wilds for some greater power, they could see this marriage as a conflict of interest, considering the power the geas would have over you, It wouldn't take much for a Demon or Fey to take your mind and have you try to capture me, the only issue is making that believable,"<br/><br/>"Ooh! ooh! I could-" Isabella shot Jin a look before he could even finish what he was saying "You could... find a Mystic Fey that requires some small quirk of him. Small." she said each word slowly as if she were warning the kitten. The kitten's head was low and his ears were pulled back.