"I think you would have spots," he teased. "Too unique for stripes and not wild enough to be a zebra."

He smirked for a moment, but let the armor fall just long enough for her to see that he was serious. "I imagine the missing students felt the same way as they tramped through the woods." Then the armor snapped up again and he oozed with humor. "If you get kidnapped I will not pass charms this year."