Pleased and Worried ~ by SaralynArati

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8 years ago

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"Oh, my daughter, be careful!" Laelinae pleads, seeming to alter her position abruptly. Reaching out to touch Cat's hair, the blind woman says, "You're all I have of Sobralin, and you're so precious to me in and of yourself..." "It's all right, Mother. It'll be all right," Catleya soothes. "I'm safe for the moment, thanks to the law enforcement officers who continue to pop up at random, and I won't do anything foolish." "Like mislead the police?" Laelinae laughs mildly. "Silly Cat burglar."

8 years ago

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"You're involved with a Syndicate, like he was, aren't you, Catleya?" her mother demands. Cat takes a deep breath. "Not... just like him," she evades, feeling wretched, yet still striving to avoid speaking the whole truth. "You're a criminal, though. You steal from people who've never done a thing to harm you..." Laelinae sighs. "Your father was trying to become legitimate, stop being a burglar, but it was so difficult..." "It is, yes. I'm also attempting to get free of the Syndicate..."

8 years ago

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Velen, honoring his promise, doesn't leave, however he steps unobtrusively into the back of the room. "If you're trying to spare me knowledge you've uncovered in your investigation of your father's death, I'll remind you that you hold nothing back from your cour; I'm well aware that Sobralin was a thief. But what I meant, this thing that you've kept buried in your mind, is personal. It's not about him... or at least, not directly." Laelinae straightens her chin like a woman expecting a blow.

8 years ago

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As it happens, the latter concern is the first to arise. "Catleya," her mother begins, at the end of an evening session with Velen, "you've been hiding something serious from me for a long while, and it's bothering you a great deal. I know you, remember? You might as well tell me now, my child, and save us both much heartache." "Mother," Cat replies, "unfortunately I'm keeping a number of important secrets. Most are things I'm not at liberty to reveal." Laelinae is rather startled by that.

8 years ago