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 Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:11 pm
Sebastian laughed and pulled out the chair for Manga and the girls before setting their filled bowls in front of them. "Alright you tiny matchmakers. What is your next plot?" He teased, his amber eyes twinkling merrily.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:27 pm
Emmie's face went bright red and she stammered an incoherent reply before just staring at her lap, embarrassed.
Manga chuckled at the little girl, sliding into the offered chair. "I believe it was a plot to get us married within the week," Manga quipped. They seemed eager for the relationship to bloom. She could understand why, though; she and Sebastian were the two they associated with their freedom from slavery, and the two they were closest to. With no known living relatives besides Sebastian, they were the ideal guardians.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:37 pm
Maddie stuffed her face with food so she wouldn't have to talk. Being at Aila's had taught her quickly that one doesn't talk with their mouth full, so she made full use of that rule to her benefit.
Sebastian laughed. "Considering my current amount of hiding, I don't think marriage is actually in my future.. Not until Derrik is gone, atleast." He said, looking at Manga.
Maddie gave a yelp and shrunk down in her seat. "D... derrik??"
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:51 pm
Manga's gaze went to the twins, watching as Maddie shrunk in her seat and Emmie froze in hers. "... He was your slave master, wasn't he?" she asked softly.
Emmie clearly didn't want to explain this time, so she did was Maddie did previously and shove a spoonful of food into her mouth.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:58 pm
Maddie looked from Sebastian to Manga then to her sister, and saw that she was the one that was gonna have to tell it. "Well... for a little bit... Then he sold us to some other guy... I dunno his name... We had to call him Master and that was it..." She looked at her sister, tears starting to come out of her eyes. 'Master wasn't nice... but he was nicer than Mister Derrik..." She then clammed up, unwilling to speak anymore.
Sebastian's face drained of color and humor as he listened to Maddie and watched Emmie. Thank the heavens that Derrik was strictly into males, or Sebastian would have been worried about what the creep had down to his little girls.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:08 pm
Manga wordlessly got up from the table, walking around to the side the twins were on. She wordlessly pulled them both into her arms, lightly stroking Emmie's hair when she started crying. If her throat hadn't closed up, she might've attempted reassurance that they'd never be in that situation again. But all she could do for now is hold them in her arms and hope they understood.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:11 pm
Sebastian sighed and wrapped his arms around the girls and Manga wordlessly. "You two don't have to worry about Derrik or any of the slavers ever again... okay?" He said softly, looking up at Manga as he said the words.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:28 pm
"Never again," Manga repeated softly, unable to get any other words through her tightened throat. She held the twins tightly as she leaned back into Sebastian's hold. Helpless. She felt helpless and she hated it. She wanted to give Emmie and Maddie a good life, the type of life Manga herself had been deprived of at their age. A life void of running and fear... A life of security and warmth. The artist rested her head lightly against Sebastian's. They'd figure something out. They had to...
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:30 pm
Sebastian sighed and let the group go. "Finish your porridge and go start on your chores, kay girls?" He said, motioning for Manga to follow him in the back for a serious discussion.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:37 pm
"Kay..." Emmie wiped her face, feeling surprisingly relieved after crying. Usually she didn't feel this way when she cried... Was it because of them holding her?
Manga reluctantly released the girls and got to her feet to follow Sebastian. What could they do for them? Maybe... there was that old mansion she'd visited...
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:46 pm
Sebastian followed Manga into the back and led her to his room where he motioned for her to sit next to him on the bed while they talked. "We need to take them somewhere safe... If the slavers know they are here, which they do, its only a matter of time before Derrik comes to get them and finds me. He doesn't sell slaves, he rents them out so he can continue to make money off of them after they are out of his mansion. He will want them back so he can kill them himself, or rerent them out." He said worriedly.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:58 pm
Manga sat next to him, arms wrapping around his waist as she spoke. "I had an idea, actually... On one of my travels across the Isle, I came across an old mansion. The only one still there was an Azrien butler named Alfred. His said his last master was a man named Thomas Leowes." Glancing up at Sebastian, she continued. "I think it might've been your grandfather's. Alfred said he left for a family reunion, but never came back. He also said I was the only two-legger to visit since then." Her arms tightened slightly. "Do you think that would work?"
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:01 pm
Sebastian's mind fizzled at the thought of his grandfather. Thomas Leowes III was his grandfather... and at the time of Sebastian's birth, there was a young azrein that hung around named Alfred that quickly Bonded with his grandfather. Vacant and fuzzy memories flashed through Sebastian's mind of the butler and his grandfather on visits before that fateful day when Derrik changed everything. "It might... I doubt Derrik would even think to look there..."
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:23 pm
"If he even knows where it is," Manga added. "If he's serious about finding you, he would've looked there at least once. But if no one's gone there since your grandfather left..." Maybe it's location was forgotten or unknown to Derrik and his little helpers.
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Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:26 pm
Sebastian nodded. "We have to wait until someone gets back before we leave, but we should be ready to leave at a moment's notice if needed. But its atleast worth the try." He said softly, caressing her cheek with the back of his hand.
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