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"Research," Suto said simply. "And you will help me continue that research."

"Blade doesn't deserve this, just please...let him go." She didn't know how to pick locks...at least not these. She had gotten fairly good at picking the ones on the school lockers so she could let herself out, but that wasn't going to help her here.

"He's already in too deep, my pet. There is no 'letting him go' now." Suto patted her head lightly before he moved to the toppled over chair by the wall and set it up right so he could have a seat. It sounded a little creaky, it was possible it had been damaged in the little scuffle but it was still holding together. "Your body can't take much more anyway. It's breaking down. Those scars on your back are proof. The mess that you threw yourself in the middle of in the alley cost you your life and your body spent so much energy trying to regain what it had lost that you are far too fragile to be worthwhile." Reaching into the fathomless depths of his pockets Suto pulled out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, quick to put one in his mouth and light it up.

Letting out a small puff of smoke, Suto continued. "I'm sure I can find some use for you but for now I'm going to use him. You don't mind, do you boy?" Suto smiled knowing what the answer was. Blade did mind, but there wasn't much he could do about it. "And right now, Blade is learning a lesson. Remember how you learned yours?" Suto asked looking at Mitsu.

The wolf girl let out a whimper, not sure what to do. How was she going to get Blade out of this now that Suto had his hold?

"Perhaps," Suto shrugged, it was no real concern to him now. What was done was done. "And it is really your own persistence that has landed you in trouble. Your 'Christmas gift' wasn't my first attempt." He was implying about camp but he wouldn't fully explain. Instead he would let Blade figure it out since he was well on his way to understanding.

Seeing the burst of light, Suto managed to roll the chair enough to the side that he was able to dodge the attack. It didn't even seem to phase him, that smile still plastered on his face. He knew Blade would be a feisty one.

"True I can't keep you here forever and I never intended to. What I want to know is where do you think you will go? To the headmaster? To the janitor?" Suto mused. "Do you think they will be able to help you and get rid of me? And even if they did what would happen to you then? You would be doomed to suffer a fate trapped until your body finally shut down from lack of nutrition and water. A horrible way to go really. And you wouldn't be just condemning yourself, you would be condemning her as well." Suto gestured toward Mitsu. "She is rather reliant on me as well, take that away and you would have quite the bloody mess on your hands."

"W...what did you give him?" Mitsu asked.

"A little something you helped me develop my dear." Suto smiled.

That thought....struck Mitsu hard. She hadn't really thought about the fact that what he had done to her was actually being tested to use on others. It didn't bother her so much to be the one suffering, but she didn't want to be the gateway to the suffering of others.

"What I want really isn't your concern. Just know that your contribution will be going toward a greater cause."

"C...can you at least let me treat his wounds?" Mitsu asked, her nervous gaze turning toward Suto. "He...he could get an infection."

Suto smiled rather softly as if Mitsu had said something cute. "My dear girl, you think I don't realize what you're trying to do? If he escapes he'll have a few hours before he collapses and I may not be as likely to help him once he leaves these walls."

"I just don't think....he should be left this way," Mitsu said softly. She didn't know what else to do.

"Then are you going to take responsibility if he escapes? You know the kind of punishment you could face."

There wasn't much hesitation before Mitsu finally nodded. Suto only judged her a moment longer before he reached into those pockets that seemed to hold everything and pulled out a key. "You know where everything is. If he's gone you know what will happen."

Almost delicately Suto held up the key between his forefinger and thumb. Slowly Mitsu moved toward him and tentatively reached out for the key before she took it.

"Alright then, I will check on you later." Suto stood from his chair and headed toward the door as if he really wasn't all that interested in the outcome. Or really all that concerned. "Blade, I would think your next few steps out carefully if I were you." With that Suto closed the door locking it from the outside as he left.

Once the door was closed Mitsu suddenly began to rush heading back over to Blade and fiddling with the shackles to unlock them. "I-I-I'm so s-s-sorry." She stammered out, her nerves all but shot at the moment. "I-I didn't m-mean for this to happen."

Once Blade was freed Mitsu set the key aside and went to the cabinets to grab some gauze and ointment to clean the wounds a little.

"It just seems...like everyone close to me gets involved somehow...and then they get hurt." She sighed lightly as she took her things back over to the table and set them down, pouring some cleaning solution over the gauze before reaching for Blade's hand so she could clean the are around his wrist. "This stuff will sting a little at first but it will make the pain ease faster once it sets in."

"What exactly....did he do to you?"

Mitsu looked a little worried when Blade began to explain his situation. "Mr. Adolphus....he....he never goes into details....unless he really means what he's saying." Mitsu looked reluctant to be saying anything not wanting to give Blade bad news but he really needed to know. "He likes to cause suffering and create fear....he likes to do it the most with the truth. Nothing hurts more...than the truth." It's what he had always told her.

"I'm sorry..." She said softly as she started to wrap up Blade's wrist. It seemed like she had done this kind of thing before, though it was hard to admit she had gotten a lot of practice doing first aid on herself. She tried to clean his neck quickly but did not wrap it. Once done she set her things aside.

"What....will you do now?" She asked seeing him eying the door. Honestly she couldn't blame him if he wanted to leave....but what would he do if Suto really wouldn't help him?

The situation seemed grim, there wasn't a whole lot Mitsu could say at this point to cheer Blade up. What was the bright side in all of this? Was there one even hidden under the muck of despair that Suto liked to create?

Finally her hand came to rest over Blade's. "I'll do my best....to get you out of it. I promise." She tried to smile despite everything. "I'll figure out something. I know its hard but just....try to do what he says. He loses interest when you stop fighting back." It had been a hard lesson to learn in the beginning. "And...if you can...don't let him know you're afraid. If he thinks it doesn't scare you he don't try it again." Just a quick run down of the few things she had picked up on over the months. He didn't speak to her much, giving Mitsu information, even bad news was calming because she knew what to expect. So he often left her in the dark.

"I..It's..." She wanted to say it was too late to be worrying about herself. Her body was a wreck and in more ways than one, her mental stability was held in place by the tiniest of threads, and Suto really hadn't explained what he had meant when he said her body was breaking down....and he probably never would. But instead of being pessimistic, Mitsu patted Blade's hand lightly before she pulled away.

"If you see that opportunity, take it no matter what okay?" Her smile was still a little forced as she gathered up the medical supplies and started to put it away. Suto would be angry if she left it out without putting in back in its proper place.