"Ruby, I hope you and your Uncle are bonding again.
Would really hate to see you two fighting again.
I brought a glass of water like you wanted and didn't know when I should.....Celebrate?
Ruby?
.....Ruby!!!
Where are you, Ruby?
Oh, no. no. no. Ruby, you didn't. Please say you didn't.
*Keeeeesssssshhhhhhh*
This is Officer Banks, here at the thirty-third precene.
Ruby has escaped.
I repeat. 'Ruby.....has....escaped.'
Over and out.
*Keeeeeessssshhh*
"..............We hear you loud and clear, Banks. We'll try to find her before the Majority does.
Godspeed."
"Godspeed.
...…I really hope we find her before They do."
*Beep. Beep. Beep….Beep…Beep…Beep..Beep….Beeeeeepppp*
…..*Ring........ring...…ring...…*
"This better be important if you're waking me up this early in the morning."
"Sir, I promise you; it is."
"What you got, Erica?"
"It's about, Ruby.
She's gone."
"You sure about this?"
"Positive."
"Erica, come on. Get off the phone, and help us search.
You heard what the others said. The Majority cannot find out."
"I'll be next ride out."
"Come as quick as you can. Bye."
*Beep*
"Good.
Now let's go. Let's go."
"Coming.
How did she get out? I thought she gave us her word she would't rat."
"She didn't."
"How do you know? Did Banks tell you?"
"Well…..no, but Ruby is not the one to do that."
"She's also not the one who goes Rogue, but here we are.
She never atatcked the throne before, so what changed her?"
"You mean who?"
".........Henry, what did you just do?"
"I rescued you.
No one as sweet as you should be in there."
"You don't even know what I did."
"I don't care. Can't be as bad as what the rest of your family has done.
Trust me. Whatever you have done; we have done far worse."
"........Is that supposed to comfort me in any way?"
"No.
Just telling you how much you are needed here."
"Thanks."
"........The School's a nice touch.
Teaching the next generation, so that it's not all on your shoulders?"
"The school was never my idea.
Just something I blurted out."
"Ruby, those are the best moments of all, when your tongue tells what your heart truly wants; without your mind being able to change it."
"But.....I have never been one to stand still.
I mean look at me. Could you picture me in a tight skirt, and nice shirt; standing for hours on end?"
"Teachers get a chair."
"Not a comfy one."
"To answer your question...…no.
You rocked yourself to sleep as a kid. Said the voices inside your head kept you awake, and fighting back and forth.
Felt like someone was kicikng you, but no one was there.
Little did we know that it was all the animals talking to you; and your connection to Nature that made you have pains in the night; whenever something was cut down."
"Thanks."
"For what?"
"Coming."
".......But you hate me?"
"...........I know."