Anna walked through the forest, still in her jeans and shirt, but keeping her jacket off. She felt the subtle rush of power as her 'friend' that Kickaha had paired her with slipped out of the forest foliage. She smiled to the mostly unseen coyote spirit as she dropped a hand to brush through it.<br/><br/><em>Got any jerky?</em>His voice asked as he fell in step with her, and she shook her head to signal negative.<em>You are not prepared little sister, what sort of host are you to be acting like this. No fire water, tobacco or even chewing meat! </em>His eyes sparkled as he teased her.<br/><br/>Despite herself, she smiled at her spirit companion and stuck out her tongue before returning towards house. She was still mulling over the dark man and the kidnapping of her cousin. He was a flirt and womanizer but he had gallantly stood up to the enemy. It galled her to let that slide. Her father would say that it was right to do so, which made her even more angry at her lack of action. She was the type who could walk in, talk the lies out of a person's mouth and stand in the center of a fire fight without a scratch, fighting wasn't her forte.<br/><br/>Once again she mulled over Kickaha's comments on her hidden gifts for Magic. Perhaps she should start looking for a teacher in it, and how to use something like a gun or blade.