[ There's a little quirk of a wry smile when she comments on them being docile, dipping his head in agreement. He might not want to try anything until he knows more about what's going on here, but he knows damn well he won't be able to do that forever - and he also knows there's gonna be some of them a lot less patient. ]

I didn't get much talking out of him, unfortunately. He wasn't looking for me, he was just irritated that I wouldn't leave the kid he was looking for alone with him.

[ Which, well. Other people being in pretty clear potential danger is exactly one of the reasons that Sam knows he won't be able to avoid starting something long term. He hadn't wanted to escalate things this time, but he'd still gotten a little taste of what might be out there. ]

He's got - I don't know, he can teleport or walk through the walls or something, made him able to be there one minute and then gone the next. Even when I couldn't hear anyone else, I could still hear him. I'm pretty sure he could have taken both of us, if he wanted to, but it sounded like he just wanted to give a warning.