Calum looked at the two woman for a long moment, and he shook his head. "Whether you believe me or not, it was never my intention to get any of you involved." His eyes flashed darkly in the bluish light. "But I will not stop trying to achieve my goal, Miss Song. And I will find her."

Then, just as suddenly, the shadows were gone, the temperature of the room had risen back to normal levels. But the faintest remnants swirled briefly around Song, into a vague impression of words.

You should have expected that much, at least, poppet...

And it was Josiah who wavered slightly on his feet, blinking unsteadily. He took one look at Song and Ray, opened his mouth to say something... and then slumped to the floor with a weakly growled, "goddammit..."