Lara didn't normally hiss. She'd managed to keep that particular trait under control since she became Matriarch but something about this man-child got under her scales in the worst way and she caught herself making a quiet hiss when he sneered at her offering.

She got up and moved around behind her desk, picking up her phone and dialling a number. "Michael. Please send Nat in and tell her to bring her inks."

Fixing Bach with a sharp stare. "Nat is a witch and she will administer your charm. It has to be painted on your over your heart so you will need to remove your shirt. If you protest or try to influence her in any way, I'll restrain you until she can finish."

A knock at the door interrupted her and a pale young woman entered. Lara smiled. "Nat, sweetheart. You look well."

Nat smiled but didn't say anything, instead casting her eyes at Bach in askance. Lara nodded. "He'll need a control charm. Restrict his latent talents completely. He doesn't wish to control them so we'll have to do it for him."

Nat nodded and went over to Bach, kneeling in front of him and started pulling out her magical inks, arranging him to her liking before setting to her work.