Tam looked to Jack as he approached. Adrenaline was slowly seeping into her system and her eyes were wide and ready. She seemed calm, however, as if facing danger with nothing but a knife was not new to her.
I've hidden from worse, she thought. I wonder. How their world is affected by all this?
Tam drops her eyes to the floor, as the thought of the 'others' being twisted by the bad magics. A knot tightens in her stomach, and she silently preys to the powers that be.
"Think good thoughts, Tam. Think good thoughts," she whispers louder than she expected.