Brian can't let a girl fight his fights for him!  Of course, it's as Brian starts to wade right back into the thick of things that the darkness coalesces into the form of Xyveris.  THAT stops Brian in his tracks, even as the king of the Night Parade stands above them all.  "You may release him Jen," Xyveris said softly.  "He won't go after Brian.  After all, if he were to do such a thing, I think I would get upset.  And while I may not have Cayn's flash fury, gods know that I'm much, much more destructive."  Almost as if to prove the point, a skeletal hand pierces the ground, grasping blindly for a few moments before sinking beneath the ground again.<br/><br/>"Go and take Brian to your place for a while.  I know his sister likes you enough to trust you with him.  Help take his mind off things."  Xyveris smiled.  "Perhaps those pretzels he rambles about all the time."