[Once up in the apartment, he steps away for a moment and works on setting up a charm that has seen more than enough usage over the years. It was a simple calming one. Something to take the bite off the nerves after attacks such as the one that happened on the ride back.

A hollow laugh is given as he lets it settle on his arm and watches it vanish slowly.]

Even if she can be a pain, the fae knows her stuff.

[He skirts past the dullahan while rubbing the fading mark. The couch a suitable place to stash himself onto even with all of the damage.]

I...What happened out there wasn't your fault. Not really. Someone else screwed me up and that's the parting gift they gave me...as much as the whole partial blindness too.