He kept to the shadows as he approached her, remembering how Lisa hated it when he scared the very people she was trying to help. Dracula considered waiting, but he was never a patient man when he had prey in his sights. He reached out to the children, one by one, putting them to sleep.

Edea didn't notice at first, so focused was she on the task at hand, but the growing silence was what got her attention. No room full of scared children should be so quiet. She looked up as the children closest to her gently laid down, and even the child in her arms was fast asleep in moments. She quickly debated whether to ready an esuna or an offensive spell for whatever was approaching. Offensive won; sleeping children would likely be easier to protect.