It was akin to waiting for a personal D-Day. There is almost nothing as disappointing as watching someone you care about making the wrong decisions un...til redemption seems like a fantasy. It would lead between a lot of fights and even some resentment later between Brandon and me, but at that moment we were just 14 and standing in his living room. ‘What’s wrong with you?’ Brandon asked curiously. ‘I’m not sure.’ I replied honestly before shaking my head. ‘Just having a bad day I guess, some. With training, a new style of magic emanation simply by feel alone would assist you and those three you have bound to yourself.”Kaarthen considered it. “I would be honored.”They closed the meeting and left the Ambassador and her sleeping cloud seer. Winding down they exited after retracing their steps. The short carriage ripped along and carried them back to the docks. This time a shorter sleeker canal boat waited for them.The vessel was two-dozen yards long, flat decked, and had a single. Part of the reason was I just didn't feel like I wanted to associate myself with anyone else, but more than that I couldn't stand how upset Eric got when someone else was around us, and couldn't bear being away from me even an instant. So for the most part we were left alone, my father being the only one to check in on us besides the Brady twins bringing us food and the elder twins who never left my dad's side.I knew my father was not himself, yet I could feel his fatherly feelings towards me. He grabbed me and I ran. There he is!” She was panicked and backing into a corner. This wasn’t good.“Aye, little miss. You’ll make a fine toffer,” a voice growled. A grizzled man came down the narrow alley toward us. Miranda turned to run again and tripped over her dropped basket. He grabbed her arm in one hand and her waist in the other. The war was fought to end black slavery but no one did much to stop the kidnapping of young women to press them into service in western brothels.Let me.