JJ giggled at that and she moved forward to stretch out a hand, "pity for them then. Pleasure to meet you, Gerald. Though in the future maybe ask before any spells are cast."
"I'd appreciate that," Jayden whispered.
Nicholas cleared his throat gently and said, "Gerald has a point though, Jayden. You do keep things from us. Not- I mean, you don't have to tell us everything, obviously! But clearly you opened up today and nothing bad happened. You can tell us things."