"Two things." Ash said.

"The first piece of information is that I know why your daughter's acting like she is." he continued.

"The second one is that I know of a temporary solution." he went on.

"I'll tell you the first one first." he then said, pausing for a moment to briefly reflect on what he said... before shaking his head slightly.

"Anyway." he muttered.

"Vanessa's at it again, and she's found a way to infiltrate and corrupt the bond between familiar and owner." he informed her. "So familiars are now essentially remote access points for her control." he lamented.

Ash paused for a moment, looking around.

"Right." he said.

"I can help. I know where you all can go for some protection." he told her.

"It's the San Diego branch of the Unit. You know, where Kiah works." he then said further, before stepping closer towards her.

"I... listen, I don't want anyone to hear this, or possibly tap into telepathy, so I'll whisper it to you." he continued, getting close enough and putting his mouth to her ear, cupping his hands in such a way that the sound wouldn't travel.

He then whispered to her why the Unit would be safe, before stepping back.

"Yes. I'm serious." he finished.

"I'll call Hollie." Ash responded.

"She'll then tell Agent Sharp, the head of the place, who will tell his head of security to expect you." he told her.

"It helps that they're an item now." he chuckled.

"Are all of you going?" he then asked.

"Which is to say, you, Andrew, Lily, and Luke?" he clarified.

"Just so there's no hiccups." he reasoned, taking out his phone.

Ash just smiled a little.

"No worries." he responded.

He then dialled Hollie's number and greeted her when she answered.

"Hey, listen, the draydins need to hole up in the Unit in San Diego. It's... currently a bit of a sanctuary there, and I can't say why." he told her.

"Trust me on this, though." he continued.

"Anyway, can you tell Agent Sharp to expect the 4 of them, so his security team knows?" he asked.

"I get the feeling I'm already in a bit of trouble for directly sending someone in there myself, earlier..." he admitted sheepishly.

Ash hung up the phone and looked at Anna.

"An hour." he told her. "Make sure you have everything you'll want or need in that time." he said.

Meanwhile, Hal sighed lightly as Hollie asked her question.

"We always have space." he told her.

"I'll need to know about these acquaintances of yours, though."{/b] he then said. [b]"How many there are, what sort of mana they have, their reasons for needing this place..." he listed.

"...or, actually, I'll ask them myself." he then said.

"What are they, and what do they look like?" he asked, simplifying things.

"So Jake will know what to expect."

Hal wrote down what Hollie said, and nodded to himself.

"I'll pass the info along to Jake." he said.

"I'll make sure there are dorms set up for them as well." he added.

"Also, I'll see to it that they have visitors passes and such." he went on, before pausing.

"Give me... 45 minutes or so to have that all done." he then informed her.

"Unless they need it urgently."

"You gave me enough." he responded.

"I'll ask them more when they get here." he told her.

Sure enough, the time came, and the draydins were ready to teleport there.

"All right." Andrew said.

"Everyone got all they want to take with that?" he asked.

"....yep." Luke responded, sounding a little on edge.

He was nervous to be around his sister, as he was unsure if she would try and hurt him.

Andrew was on alert as well... but he seemed to have a slightly less degree of knowing and understanding as Anna.

Meanwhile, the one behind the desk lowered his newspaper.

"Cole family, party of 4?" he asked with a smirk.

"That's us." Andrew responded.

Lily then watched as Jake's forked tongue darted out of his mouth a few times.

"Ah, draydins." he commented.

"Makes sense." he said further.

"I'll get someone to escort you to Agent Sharp's office." he then informed the family.

Jake raised an eyebrow when Anna smacked Lily upside the head.

"Right." he said.

"I can tell." he told her.

"I just went with what seems to be most prevalent." he went on, before buzzing someone.

"Hey, someone to security checkpoint ASAP. Need an escort." he said into it.

"Got it." someone responded, before he let go of the button.

"So." Andrew commented. "Are you a Ramaarin?" he asked Jake.

"In the flesh." Jake confirmed.

Jake couldn't help but laugh at the exchange.

"She reminds me of a friend of mine." he said.

"They'd get along." he told her. "Or try to kill each other." he went on, thinking about the logistics of that scenario.

"Regardless, I'm not as rare as one might think." he then said to Lily. "We're just REALLY good at hiding." he added with a wink, before they heard tapping on the door to the Unit.

"I'm here!" Azazel said.

"He'll show you to Agent Sharp's office." Jake told the draydins, pressing the button and opening the door for them.