“I see.” Her voice and expression neutral as she turned this information over. She moved with him as he started to the Pixie. “Interesting.” She watched as his shadows also moved to the Pixie, and shook her head at his next words. “Yeah, about that. He’s a wild animal of the Coyote People. I don’t control him.”<br/><br/>She easily kept pace with him, and spoke as if they were talking about something as mundane and common as the weather. “Personally, I find liches a bit droll. Never had the chance to meet King Midas. Now the reaper. He’s rather interesting. Funny too. Sometimes. Well, whenever he’s not in his ‘Time to die’ mode anyway. Which is rare I guess since that<em>is</em>his job.”<br/><br/>As the shadows moved towards the Pixie, they encountered resistance. Trickster stopped what he was doing abruptly and raised his head to look the Dark One in the eye. He made no signs of aggression, just watched, in a rather intrigued and amused way. His eyes clearly said,<em>Don’t. Best to stop now.</em>Suddenly a shimmer came to the air and an opaque bubble formed around the coyote and the Pixie, effectively stopping the shadows and any affect they were having upon the Pixie.<br/><br/>Makoda came to an abrupt halt and cocked her head to stare at the bubble. “Well. That’s not yours, and it sure isn’t mine…” Her voice trailed off as she tried to study the bubble.<br/>