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All she had really wanted was a nice evening out to give her brother a break. Vanna had been working hard lately and whenever she saw him he had massive circles under her eyes. She had gone to his second in command Yami and they had worked up a plan to give Vanna a night off. Yes she knew exactly what her brother did. Sure he was a Crime Lord or a Mafia boss but he also held to the traditions that started the mafia family. To help those the police wouldn’t or could help. Of course he did the other stuff to that she didn’t really care to think about.

So when the haunted hallows erupted into chaos, her heart sank along with it. All she had wanted was a fun evening. Now everyone was panicking and running and before she knew it she had been separated from Vanna, Kingston, and Ren. She knew they would be okay but she worried about Ren. She tried to get to him but that was when she saw a familiar flash of blue. Eilwen was nowhere in sight and everyone was being directed towards different places. What if Eiron ended up on his own? Ren could handle himself in a pinch but no matter how brave Eiron was he was still a freshling. Decision made up she switched her destination.

“Excuse me. Excuse me. I need to get to that little boy.” Mai demanded. When it looked like she was about to be taken on a carriage that would lead her to the academy, She shoved with all her strength and broke free, darting towards the crowds. After what seemed like hours but really was only ten minutes she collapsed against a wall in the safe house. She was pretty sure Eiron was in the safe house, but right now she needed to abscond with a charger, and prepare herself for the inevitable blowup that would be Vanna calling her when things calmed down. If they calmed down.

It was there she saw the familiar flash of blue again. From her vantage point on the ground she spotted Eiron under the table easily. Well maybe finding a charger would have to wait. Her phone had at least some juice left on it. “Hey Eiron, it’s me Mai.” Oh wait, what if he didn’t recognize her. Not many people tended to remember her other than the ‘boys’ and those who were friends with her brother. Ah she could use her brother “Vanna’s little sister”

Mai had to sigh at the way the room was reacting. The people on the screen weren’t scary. Oh yes they were dangerous but Mai was the sister of a Mafia boss. It would take more than that to scare her. Besides all worrying ever did was give you something to do. It didn’t get you anywhere but… saying that in her head and truly believing it was another story. One thing she was certain on, their panic was making it hard to concentrate on what she needed to. Which was make sure Eiron was safe and get her phone charged.
She was glad Vanna’s name seemed to spark recognition. However now that she had Eiron in her sights and recognition was established some of those worries she was trying to ignore invaded their way in. Was she really the person to watch after Eiron? She had just seen him all by himself and in a rare moment let rashness take over her decision. She should have just pointed him out to Vanna instead. No, that wouldn’t help her or the Freshling sitting under the table. She had made the decision and she would stick with it. After all Vanna was her brother and he dealt with scary a** people all day. This was no different than visiting him at his home or at his office.

“Well then we’ll stay right where we are. It’s important to feel safe” Mai stated and got herself comfy in case she would be sitting next to the table for a while. She was kind of hoping to grab a comfier couch or something but looking around none of the couches looked like they would be quite comfortable for a Chimera wing span. Sure it was kind of dirty down here but was it any worse than when she worked with flowers?

“I lost Vanna too” Mai admitted, “but I bet they’ll be safe. Both Vanna and Eilwen are really smart so we have to remain safe for them”

Hmm well the plug wasn’t near enough but she wasn’t going to move from this spot either. Luckily for her last birthday Ren had gotten her one of those portable charge thingies and she just hooked her phone up to there. One problem was out of the way. The other problem actually earned some looks from the adults.
She knew that it must look a bit weird; a chimera freshling under a table and herself just sitting on the floor. She waved away any help and just smiled at the adults that gave her weird looks.

Soon enough though Erion finally came out of the table, Mai had to smile though. Hopefully he felt a little bit calmer.

“We will be okay.” Mai replied with a smile. “It looks like we have some capable adults here and if anything does break into the safe house… well I’ll just beat them up”. Honestly she wasn’t so sure they would be, but she wasn’t lying when she said she’d definitely do something if whatever was out there managed to break into the safe house. Eilwen wasn’t here to look after Erion so Mai would just do it for her. Mai knew she didn’t look like much but she was Vanna’s sister through and through.