Panic flushed her face as she absently nodded to the 'man'.  She shifted back and forth anxiously, biting her lip as she wanted to plunge into the kitchen where her aunt had settled down in her rocker after cooking.<br/><br/>Fear choked her voice but she heard his muttering and for a moment stood there surprised that her aunt's simple folk magic had been effective against anything.  "OH... I'm sorry."  She reached down and picked up the wilted plants, pricking herself as well. "Blast it! Hurry! ... Please?"  Her voice trailed off softly as the fear surged when she looked in and didn't see her aunt in the room. There didn't seem to be any blood and the room still smelled of warm meat pies.<br/><br/>Tara's blue eyes flicked back and forth around the room, nothing seemed out of place, and her fingers plucked anxiously on the hem of her blouse.  "She must be in the common room... went to see your bonfire... I hope... oh please let that be where she is."<br/><br/>There was no real understanding of what this 'beastie' was that Kanz had mentioned, just the mere fact that it had seemed enough of a threat that he set the fire to draw them all out, didn't bode well for any of them.