"In my defense, I only recently made the connection myself," Val replied, his body language making it clear he felt dreadful about that as well. Had he been in his wolf form, his tail would have been tucked tightly between his legs. "It's alright though, I think it's just a simple hex. I've seen it before, though the last one seemed to encourage vanity rather than aggression."

Carefully he removed the mirror from its small frame, turning it over and looking at the markings on the back. Yes, he could fix this. Quite easily, actually.

Using the alter cloth, he wrapped the mirror tightly and took a hammer to it, breaking it, and then dropping the shattered glass into a plain marble mortar as he picked up a pestle.

"Do me a favour, Em? There's an electric kettle in the corner, and some water in the fridge. Boil some, would you?"

He glanced at Jag next, and wet his lips. "And you- You should really just try and relax. ...Please," he added softly.