Cassie lead him down the hall, ducking briefly into one of the rooms to retrieve a blanket, which she held out to him instead of wrapping it around his shoulders for him. He'd probably react to it like an attack, and that definitely wasn't what she was going for,

The kitchen was unoccupied when they arrived fortunately. She hooked an ankle around a chair leg to pull it out for him as she headed for the mugs. "Water? Cocoa? There's eggnog too, and we've got coffee and tea as well."

Once he had something to eat and drink, she could take another stab at explaining magic to him, and trying to explain why and how they were there.