Cayn would just about burst into laughter.  "She's a special one," Cayn said.  "I will attend to my wounds lest my apprentice decides to abuse me any further.  I shall see you tomorrow, Liz."  Cayn's body would turn into a dark smoke and filter down through the stones of the castle.  Xyveris would merely grin and shake his head.  "Don't be too harsh on the kid," Xyveris said.  "Cayn hasn't left the castle even in the face of an invasion ever before.  He's got a soft spot for you, I think."<br/><br/>A gesture from Xyveris to Brian's unconscious form on the bed.  "You'll have to determine what happens to Brian now," Xyveris said.  "He's seen.  So things will be different for him now.  And he's going to be a target by them in the future.  You protected him, and others were at work tonight.  The word will get around."