Ella hesitated. She had never been good with picking up any magic beside her own and Zeke's, and the bonding magic as in this case. But actually following it, tracking it....that she had never done. She bit her lip and hesitantly looked up at Calem, her sapphire eyes tentative,"I can't tell. But Hannah can." she said quietly. She quickly looked away again and held her hands behind her back. Most people, once they found out she was half Shade, distrusted her, and Hannah, completely. Hopefully, with her having helped Calem live, she had an edge with him, and with Malazan. She continued to look at the ground, not meeting his gaze,"Hannah is nice for a Shade, honestly. Brusque sometimes, and protective of those she considers family, but overall, very civil. I'm sure she would help you."
Who are you joking with, of course I would. sniffed a light and airy female voice at the back of her mind. Ella smiled slightly and peeked up at Calem.
"She said she would help, if you want her to."

Ella lowered her head in ascent to Calem's decision. She looked at Malazan and smiled a bit,"Yes, I do." she said, and then closed her eyes. The wind picked up around her into a light whirlwind, and she tilted her head back. As Calem and Malazan watched, her hair shortened to shoulder length and turned light brown, her features smoothed out into a more human appearance, and the tips of her ears rounded out. The whirlwind died around the Shade, leaving her standing still as a stone. Abruptly she took a deep breath, and her clothes shimmered and changed. Black trousers and a dark maroon tunic eased around her body like smoke, and then settled with the slight ruffling of cloth. Hannah opened her ice blue eyes, so like Zeke's, and looked around her. She pursed her rosy lips,"I've been watching you two through Ella's eyes. You never made a move toward the younglings or Ella herself. If you had I would strike you down now. No one hurts my family. Let me just make that clear now." she murmured quietly, shifting her gaze from Calem to Malazan. Then she turned on her heel and strode to the skeleton. Once at its side she knelt and touched the sand, closing her eyes. She hummed softly as she concentrated, then stopped suddenly. She opened her eyes and tilted her head,"Does your friend's magic feel something like this?" she asked, and filtered the twoleg-like magic that she sensed in the ground to Calem so that he could sense it as well.

Calem stiffened as he watched Ella transform. Tightening his grip on his sword, memories of Deviandar's transformation came to his mind. . . Imagining Ella turn into a raging, unstoppable beast that was to be released unto the terrified world.

However, her human-like appearance and her desire to help caused him to relax. The elves had long had a bitter relationship with those that used dark magic or spirits to do their desire, and Hannah was no different to him. However, he needed her to the point where cultural conflicts meant nothing.

He closed his eyes in concentration when Hannah showed him the magic. It first was unrecognizable, but then it began to feel familiar. . . But his eyes snapped open when he felt a second wave within the magic. . . One that matched the terrifying power of the monster within his brother. The very same that gave him his scars.

"That is him!" Calem gasped, "Where is he?"

Hannah gingerly took his hand in both of hers, knowing it probably hurt severely,"I didn't need quite this much. A prick of your finger would have sufficed well enough." she muttered, more to herself than to Calem. She gently wiped a bit of blood from his hand to hers, then pressed her crimson hand to the circle. The flames flared hotter and she pulled her hand away with a yelp. She looked at her slightly singed hand. The Fire had never bitten her before. She shrugged it off and turned to Calem's hand, healing the slash with a few brisk words in the Ancient Language. She didn't bother with her own hand; it was one of the prices of using Fire Magic, though it hadn't happened to her before. The circle's flame thickened and brightened. She turned to Calem and Malazan,"Back away a bit. Using Fire Magic is dangerous even for those that, like me, excel at it. I don't know how the Fire will react with strangers close by." she warned, then turned back to the circle and closed her eyes. The fire crackled and hissed, going on for at least half a minute before falling slightly. To anyone else it sounded like regular fire noises. To Hannah, it was a language all on its own. She bowed her head and hissed back, adding a sharp crackle to the end. The fire paused. Then it crackled once. Hannah smiled and hissed shortly. The flames flared with gentle warmth, then condensed into a small roundish oval-like about the size of a goose egg. The flames still lived, but now it was only warm. She plucked it from the air and turned, cradling the egg in her hands,"This now had tracking magic, your friends magical signature, and also the blood of someone that he knows. It will lead you to him. But I must come with you, for I fear the Fire Magic would not respond to either of you. And it would have to be me, not Ella. She can't control this kind of power and she could get hurt." said the Shade. She winced as Ella stabbed at her mind, then all three of them would hear the female elf speaking mentally.
I shall have you know, Hannah, that I am every bit as powerful as you are. she remarked. Hannah smiled gently and spoke aloud in response,"True enough. But your expertise is in water and ice, not fire, I'm afraid." she reminded her host. Ella made a huffing sound.
I suppose you have a point there. conceded the elf. But you get my point either way. Calem, Malazan, is it alright with you two if Hannah remains in charge of my body to help you? I'm still right here; I can hear, see, smell, taste, and feel everything that Hannah does. The only thing I can't do is control my body, because she is. And might I mention that she is far better at swordplay than I ever will be? griped Ella. Hannah blushed,"I am not." she muttered.