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With a chuckle, Draeken turned and once more began seeking her out. Using all his senses now. Smell, sight, and hearing for the most part, but his psychic senses as well. He would find her in short order, he was sure.

His eyes half lidded from her nipping at his neck, he laughed lightly. "Oh really? And what would you do if I were to illuminate the entire room, dispelling all darkness?" He raised his right hand and started weave some threads through the darkness, but not actually starting the spell that would eradicate the darkness completely. "You cannot hide forever, my love."

Letting go of the spell he was about to use he instead directed his attention towards her and the garments she wore. He smiled and hummed softly as he crawled across the bed towards her, slowly. "You look ravishing tonight." was all he would say before he was close enough to try and kiss her passionately.

Having been partially stripped, he chuckled a bit and wrapped his arms around her, beginning to remove her clothing, piece by piece. 'You're most welcome. And thank you as well." He grinned and kissed her again.

To those observing, it seemed as though a blur speeding from the south suddenly condensed into the figure of a man. There had been no prior warning of his approach, nor any sign that he had even disrupted the loose dirt behind him. In short, it seemed as if the figure had appeared out of thin air. To Derrek's eyes, however, he had taken a single step from the mountain peak rising in the distance and he had arrived here. These abilities would take some time to get used to and to begin to tune his control. For now, however, they had worked to get him where he needed to be. Focusing on normal steps, he approached the doors and stared. The fact that the doors were made of stone kind of imposed on his idea of walking up and knocking. So, instead he did the next best thing. While he didn't think his arrival would be noticed because of it's...bizzare circumstances, he thought he might as well make the residents aware of his presence. Taking a deep breath, Derrek did the first thing he could think of to get the attention of those within. He shouted.

"OY! ANYBODY HOME?"

With this family, Derrek really ought to learn not to be surprised by very much. He managed to not jump when the figure tapped him on the shoulder, but had still not expected it. Derrek grinned sheepishly and said, "Well, the doors are stone, so I wasn't sure if anyone's hear through them. Plus, knocking on stone'd hurt. Doesn't really matter. I was noticed." Derrek followed the young woman (women?) into the house. "Very nice mansion you have here. Love the stonework." Derrek's steps were of varying distance, but all were around the normal stride length. He was getting better at subconsciously regulating himself to normal steps. That was a plus. "Where're we headed in the mansion?"

"Honestly, I've never tried this spell before, so I'm not sure what kind of space would be best. For all I know, the best place to try this could be underwater. An open space wouldn't hurt. That way, if there's any backlash or complications, it wouldn't cause that much trouble, Miss...um...I'm sorry. I've forgotten your name." Derrek said, studying the person (people?) in front of him. This one was a little easier to tell where one began and the other ended than Draeken and Truintil. Probably because they didn't have another ancestor in there with ties to both, blurring their lines. This should be possible.

"Nope. Can't jump through shadows yet. My emphasis on magic relies mostly on binding. I could try to connect one shadow to another and open a sort of door, but I'd prefer to keep as much power as I can at the ready for this spell. As I'll be trying this spell for the first time, I'd prefer to avoid having additional bindings in the location as well. They might throw the spell off." Derrek explained. He didn't think something like a minor "door" like that would throw off the spell, but with the forces he'd be toying with, it was best to avoid the possibility of contamination.