Rae giggled to herself as Jim spoke. He was a humorous fellow. And she would probably have freake dif a giant tortoise was in her house. She began to say so but then stopped at the sound of a scream. She heard Jim yell duck, so she immediately dropped down, hands above her face. While her hand was out, fingers spread, the marks pulsed deep purple again and shadows nearby formed above Rae and Jim, like a large shield.