[Evil Tink]

Solomon was just seething as he listened to Holden. He was not one to lash out irrationally with his power, but sometimes it just could not be helped. Suddenly the tree nearest to the table was split down the center, the two halves of the trunk falling loudly to the ground; not to mention the cracking of the trunk itself was extremely loud. He was silent for a long time, unable to speak from anger.

The air around them also began to get colder, quickly dropping to 23 degrees F. "Alicia...you do know what I'm going to do next..don't you.." He held Holden close, his eyes bright red as he looked to Alicia, then back to Holden, "Holden, you're coming with me. You will stay at my place from now on, where she cannot find you. I will grab your things once everyone is asleep; perhaps I'll bring Alicia with me, and be in and out before they notice. We will talk to your dad about this tomorrow though, he has to know Holden." He stood, bringing Holden up with him, still keeping him close as the air temperature returned to normal. "We should go, I'm sure someone noticed the tree.."