Shivering in fear from the direct question from Iona's mother, she continued," Is it true our eldest is still alive."
I nodded softly, still looking down as Iona's father spoke," Look at us."
Looking up at them warily, the woman sighed," She is just a child. Selena, I must know what condition Leandra, our oldest, is in?"
I couldn't talk due to fear as Iona growled," Stop with the pressure already. She is already scared enough to be in your presence."
The air changed as I collapsed, panting as Iona sighed," Well, that is to be expected."
They allowed me to catch my breath as the woman asked again," Now, what condition is Leandra in?"
I focused on the floor again and spoke weakly," S-she was alright when I saw her last. Which was right before the mission I-I was given before sent out to take on the General I-I defeated."
Iona raised a brow," I knew you saw her, but not recently. Well, mother, are you still going to try and kill her despite all this."
Her father stated," No, she is a child, and either way, we would be making an enemy out of the royal families minus one
Iona sighed," One thing, the bitch placed four very powerful curses on her. These are the curses, though Lady Vossen removed two of them. The first to have her able to be connected mentally. The second is that if she disobeys any order from the elf, she will be electrocuted in her mind or body. The third is to cause her Magic to burn if used at full power. The last, in the most brutal, amplifies pain times ten. It is a miracle she is even standing right now. Though probably because of her constant pain, she has a high pain threshold."
Their eyes were wide with shock and pity as Iona asked me," Do you know which ones Lady Vossen removed?"
I shook my head and whispered," No, I only figured out one of the curses Lady Vossen removed. The one that connects me mentally to her, the second, if I had to guess, is the electrocution one."
Lady Iona sighed," I would ask you to remove both bands to see, but you are still recovering from the last time."
Iona's mother questioned," What happened last time?"
Iona replied," The third curse. She was burned by her full Magic being released. For the minute it was released, it was nearly as powerful as one of the royals."
Gasps of shock sounded from both adults as the father spoke softly," Selena, look up at us, please."
They were Warily doing so as their eyes held an emotion I have only seen in a handful of vampires. Pity and sadness are two emotions I was not used to as I had never been around them.
The mother sighed," Now that the misconception is cleared up allow us to introduce ourselves. My name is Krista; please call me Krista."
The father sighed," My name is Daniel. Iona, why don't you take your new pet upstairs? Your younger sister is there waiting for you.
Iona growled," If she so much harms Selena, I will throw her off the balcony again."
Krista shrugged like it was a common occurrence as Iona turned towards me gen, tried to grab my shoulder, and disappeared in shadow teleportation.
Upon reappearing, I fell or would have if Iona hadn't caught me. Not to say it didn't hurt due to my burns. I cried out in pain as Iona swore and gently set me down," Fuck, sorry, Selena."
Iona took her hands off me as a voice growled," So the rumor is true, sister, you have Selena as your...pet. Why not kill her and avenge our older sister."
Terrifying amounts of pressure flooded from the voice who stood in a corner while I stayed on the ground as Iona stood before me," Christine, back down now. You can't defeat me. Let your anger go. Selena has done nothing wrong; she has confirmed that our sister is alive."
The woman known as Christine growled," Sorry, but no."
I whispered, for the first time in all of this, my voice quivering," I-if you wish to hate me for something I didn't do, that is your decision."
I stood up shakily while Christine chuckled without any sign of humor," Well, it seems the young elf has some spunk after all. Very brave of you, Selena, the Moonlight Huntress."
Iona growled," Sister, do you want me to throw you out the window?"
A masculine voice spoke," Christine, don't think for an instant I won't help protect the child."
I jumped in fear as Christine spat," Fine. Urien and my sister. I will provide a checkup."
Iona glanced back at me and sighed," Sit down, Selena, on the bed."
Doing so immediately, I gently sat down on the bed as Christine walked over and called," Dante, come in."
A boy came in and bowed," Lady Iona, welcome home. What do you need, Lady Christine?"
Christine sighed," None of that, Dante. Can you get the burn ointment, please?"
Dante bowed again," Of course."
He ran out of the room as Christine asked," What happened to you?"
I jolted as I whispered," Magic burns."
Iona said," The bitch we all hate placed four curses on young Selena here. These are the curses, though Lady Vossen removed two of them. The first to have her able to be connected mentally. The second is that if she disobeys any order from the elf, she will be electrocuted in her mind or body. The third is to cause her Magic to burn her if used at full power. The last in the most brutal amplifies pain times ten."
Christine whispered," My god, she truly is a monster to do this to her special warrior."
Iona snorted," Now you see why I said let it go; that's not all she was tortured."
Christine whispered," I apologize for my actions, Selena. I must say, sister, you did well stitching up the lacerations on her arm."
Dante came running back in then, gave her a metal cylinder, and opened it," Here you go, La-"
I felt Christine glare at the human boy as he corrected," Christine."
I felt a light touch on my back as I jumped slightly from the cold touch. I felt the burns slowly dim before the pain vanished to a dull throb. Minutes passed as she spoke," Excellent, all healed. Sister, I would recommend her having plenty of rest."
Iona walked towards me," I agree."
She walked over to me, touched my forehead, and smiled soothingly," Sleep."
My eyes closed automatically while I fell asleep.
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Elsewhere
A harsh feminine voice yelled," TRAITOR HUNTERS GET IN HERE!"
A voice appeared as a squadron of eight members appeared as the obvious leader asked," Yes, my Queen? Who do you need us to hunt down and capture?"
The Queen growled," I want you to capture these three and bring them below. The main target is her."
The leader bowed," Of course, if I may ask, why do you want her captured?"
The Queen snorted," If she finds out her parentage, then it is all over for us. I already can't contact her, meaning that one of the Vampire leaders removed two curses from her. Now go."
The next, the squadron disappeared without a trace.