Welcome to Gaia! ::

Making sure they were safe, that was what Nasir had emphasized too. It must be scary sometimes, for the people who couldn't bring their critters inside with them, hoping they were okay out there in the wild. Kaleb was just naturally a ball of worry, a friendly wild animal would certainly come with it's own concerns.

"Thank you, very much!" Kaleb exclaimed, trailing along beside Algernon with Violetta in the lead. The existence of the listserv seemed to suggest there was quite the magical community in Ashdown, but the freckled teen was still very touched to receive the offer of assistance.

"Everything is pretty good right now, it's not really that worrisome. My roommate mostly goes about his own business and I spend most of my time out anyway... I do miss having the room to myself though..." Kaleb smiled wistfully, remembering the long hours of silence that didn't involve enthusiastic cello playing.

Telling Kaleb to not be shy was a bit of a lost cause, but with every number added to his growing address book he had fewer excuses to let it get in his way. It would be even easier to reach out to someone else knowing they had their own interests he could help with.

"Thank you," he said again, tucking the card in his bag like something precious.

Once they were closer to a doorway, Kaleb was able to feel it's telltale void intruding at the very edges of his perception. There was definitely something reassuring about being able to sense the way home. Kaleb slipped ahead after the cat, and blinked at the rapid transition from run down old atmosphere to cozy bookstore.

The sense of magic disappeared the moment he stepped through the portal.

Kaleb nodded, briefly wondering if he even knew what he was looking for.

"Thank you, again," he said, and waved one hand in goodbye. Algernon would probably see him again tomorrow, perhaps pouring over a magical book that wasn't entirely trash.