Regina. Vax'ildan intended to start by finding Regina. She'd been a Queen, and then a Mayor, and even now she was a mightily intimidating woman. She probably knew something about the law, didn't she? Not that she needed to. All she would have to do would be to march through the portal and glare at the guards holding Stephanie. They'd wet themselves, let Steph go, and end up apologizing to them before they were done.

He was a man on a mission, expression dark and determined for all that he hadn't dressed properly for battle. Skinny jeans tucked into his boots of haste, dark hoodie zipped over his blades, a backpack in one hand - Vax had thought they'd gone out for shopping, not getting arrested.

Sam was talking to someone at the bar, but Vax didn't see them at first glance, and then was abruptly distracted by a whole platter of fresh-baked cookies that had ended up all over the floor by the doorway. it was strange enough to stop him in his tracks a moment. He frowned down at them. "...Are these Pike's?"