Once Nina was safely alone in her bedroom she sank down warily onto the antique bed she was beginning to loathe. Nina preferred a firm mattress and this one was nothing but feather soft against her spine. Staring blankly at the ceiling above her she began to breathe slowly and methodically in and out, attempting to clear her mind of all thought and feeling. A few moments passed before she felt a sense of peace working its way into her mind and body.<br/><br/>The emotions she had picked up on this morning and from Stephen started to ease in their intensity as more time passed. Nina hummed a soft tune that her mother had taught her as a young girl, she smiled at the memory and felt her heart warm as she continued to relax. Growing up with the ability to feel emotions other than her own had not been easy by any means and Nina had learned early to spend plenty of time alone and focused on serene thoughts in order to understand better what she felt.<br/><br/>Nothing however could help her to sort out the danger she had sensed in the forest this morning or the primitive, almost beast like emotions she had felt from Stephen. Nothing could explain the sense of animal instinct that was mixed with human intelligence. Nina moaned in frustration as she gave up trying to understand and rose from her bed.<br/><br/>Jumping into the shower she quickly refreshed herself and began to dress for the trip to the lawyer. Nina truly did not want to go, she really wanted to make her way back to the attic and finish her work there but she did not want to leave her sisters in the lurch. With a sigh she kept herself going, getting ready begrudgingly.