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Gypsy considered everything on the way back to Morrigan's rooms, part of her wondering what Kael was up to now. Contracts were his bread and butter so getting him to let her out of hers was going to take some pretty good verbal tap-dancing...

She didn't notice the figure waiting across from the door as she moved to open it and told Morrigan she was going to get them some food then return to finish the lesson. She also asked Morrigan to work on moving around the rooms without the use of her eyes, wanting her to re-learn how to rely on her other senses as well.

That done, she closed the door and turned to head to the dining area. Food she could handle and would put off her blood needs for a little bit. But she would need a feed before heading to see Kael. She just didn't know how to arrange that here. It was a bit of a problem....

Gypsy stepped into the room to see Morrigan meditating and gave a simple nod. She moved into her room that doubled as a training room and collected a few things then moved back into Morrigan's bedroom where she knelt in front of her for a silent moment.

The girl was still blindfolded inside the room, only taking it off when she had to leave. They'd done quite a bit of training in here and Gypsy felt that the girl was almost finished with the training she'd asked for.

She set a note in front of the girl, knowing she'd find it when she was finished meditating. It was simple enough:

Family issue to resolve. Will return when finished. Next exercise: Have guards bring in one or two captives from prison, releasing them when you're meditating or otherwise busy. Kill them or free them, I don't care. Judge them accordingly. But keep them within the rooms for two full days or more before deciding. Defend yourself as needed but use powers only as a last resort. Use your instincts as you were meant to.

Gypsy

She looked at the girl for another moment then made the decision to leave just as silently as she'd entered.

This would be Morrigan's 'graduation' test. She'd assess it when she returned. But it was time to test her survival instincts. With Gypsy not here to save her, her survival would be in her own hands.

She closed the door behind her and considered her first move, where she would have to go first to find the boy. She finally decided on the Dark Woods, knowing that it was a good place to test long term survival and get a good thrill or two thanks to all the strange and dangerous creatures living there.

((Entrance and exit made.))

Gypsy hauled Morrigan into the rooms and closed the door behind them then pulled her into the training room before letting her go. She stared at her for a long moment then gave her a few facts she likely wouldn't want to know after this.

"My father was an Incubus in Hell's Cradle. That's the place where the demons live, in case you didn't know. Down there, all females are property. Every last one. Even a wife is property and can be sold to another male. That is what I grew up knowing about. That was my life. To get any training in weapons, I had to sneak around for it. If anyone held any interest in me, it was never shown to me or spoken of to me. They went directly to my father for that.

"After that, I was a mercenary. They're a very obvious lot. If they want to get laid, they say exactly that to the person they wish to do so with. That is as far as my education in that part of life went.

"My practical sexual knowledge is much better than my theoretical knowledge of courting. My father saw to it that I had the best instructors for the former and sold my virginity to the highest bidder as soon as I was old enough. Then he sold me to Kael via marriage contract. That's it, Morrigan. That's the extent of my knowledge in that sphere.

"It wasn't until after you freed me that I met my grandfather, my last living relative. He was my mother's father, who I knew nothing of beyond that she was a vampire. He freed me of Kael in that first week that I knew you.

"Now he's gone and I've managed to seal off almost all of my emotions. I can't survive the loss of my entire family without doing so. I am sorry if I've lead you on in any way, Morrigan. I appreciate the friendship we've developed more than you can know, but I have nothing else to offer you. Not right now.

"Yes, I'm oblivious to the more subtle stuff in romance and all of that crap. But that's not going to change, that's not who I am. I cannot control any of that. All I can do is maintain my sanity and do what I know how to do: my job. But I am truly sorry that I cannot give you anything more..." she told her in one long moment.

It was probably the most she'd spoken at one time in her entire life. But she gave Morrigan more honesty than she'd given even to Kael, and he'd been her husband.

But, in light of all of that information, Gypsy's new look and new un-emotional demeanor was fully explained...

Gypsy listened to her, not flinching at all during the tantrum. She also ignored the questions about loss, knowing that nothing she said would help. Instead, she waited a moment in silence then headed for the door, "Come on. Braid your hair down on the way," was all she said, her voice oddly calm.

She knew something thanks to Shade and his connections to the Sandmen but knew she wouldn't be able to reveal what she knew until Morrigan was calm again. What the results would be of her revelation, she had no idea. But it would have to be done.

But later, when Morrigan had exhausted herself...