There was no speech in his counter to her attack, only a quick hand gesture known by very few humans. It was a ward taught to him by the elder gods, and its very use demonstrated that he was indeed summoning her to do the dark gods' bidding.<br/><br/>A smile came to his lips as he looked to the beast, eyes narrowed. "Be careful, Adia... harm me and you risk angering your true master, or worse yet,<em>his</em>masters." Pacing slowly around her, he shrugged, the glyphs on his robe shimmering. "But fear not... there are many playthings for you in this village, for we answer to the same dark forces that bind you. Stay with us a while, and I assure you there will be fun for all. But now, I invoke you--sate your tastes in the blood of these."