Lost
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Post by Lost on Aug 10, 2008 9:47:10 GMT -5
*The girl was silent. She pushed her food around for a little while.*
"Then your position...it's not what you want to escape. You shouldn't lie. Not even to yourself. As for the other part..."
*She pursed her lips.*
"I told you...I can't help you."
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Post by María Sheila de Lefévre on Aug 10, 2008 9:54:47 GMT -5
*María sighed and looked over at the girl. It was not the first time she had faced accusations from the people around her.*
"My situation: trapped in a cage, not being capable of escaping the demands, without anyone suffering. To my castle belongs a huge number of villages. The people there all earn their living from what I can pay them. And I strive to give the ones working for me decent salaries that they actually can live from. If I run away from my responsibilites and another person takes over, how would they live then? There are no guarantees that my successor will pay them as much as I do."
*She looked friendly over at the girl.*
"To be an aristocrat owning a lot of land is not just jewels and luxury. We have to make sure the ones working for us have decent lives and ensure their wellbeing. I have so many people who depends on me. I can't just run away and leave them to rot, without anyone to care for them."
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Lost
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Post by Lost on Aug 10, 2008 9:57:51 GMT -5
*Her eyes lifted, unmoved.*
"Don't change the subject. You could give all that you have to those people and then go earn a living. But it wouldn't change what really bothers you."
*She bit her lip, staring at her plate.*
"There are some things you can't hide from."
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Post by María Sheila de Lefévre on Aug 10, 2008 10:01:07 GMT -5
*María sighed. She had hoped that changing the subject would have saved her from speaking about what was really troubling her. Now there seemed to be no way out of it.*
"I know that. My nightmares, right?"
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Post by Lost on Aug 10, 2008 10:02:34 GMT -5
*She looked unimpressed.*
"If that's what you call them. Then yes."
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Post by María Sheila de Lefévre on Aug 10, 2008 10:14:56 GMT -5
*María looked down at her hands. There still was some bruises and cut wounds from the nightly hauntings from Astaroth. She shuddered. Would she be capable of sleeping in peace tonight? Tired she turned her face to the girl again.*
"I know you can't protect me. Nobody can. But can you tell me what you see?"
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Lost
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Post by Lost on Aug 10, 2008 13:21:42 GMT -5
*The girl pursed her lips, as if unsure. She looked like she was expecting some judgement.*
"What is it...that you are expecting me to see?"
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Post by María Sheila de Lefévre on Aug 10, 2008 13:23:45 GMT -5
*María looked back at her.*
"I have no idea. What can you see?"
*Her voice was a bit nervous, as she feared the answer.*
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Post by Lost on Aug 10, 2008 13:51:17 GMT -5
*The girl looked troubled.*
"I can see many things that others cannot. That they should not."
*She sighed.*
"But you don't need me to tell you what you already know about your own troubles."
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Post by María Sheila de Lefévre on Aug 10, 2008 14:02:59 GMT -5
*María smiled sadly.*
"I was afraid you would say that... So there is no way to escape?"
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Post by Lost on Aug 10, 2008 14:09:13 GMT -5
*The girl shook her head.*
"I never said that. Just..."
*She fiddled with her fork.*
"...I cannot help you. But there...is always hope."
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Post by María Sheila de Lefévre on Aug 10, 2008 14:13:18 GMT -5
*María looked at her.*
"You say that there is hope. If you can't help me, do you know someone who can? Anyone?"
*There was a slight hint of desperation in her voice.*
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Post by Lost on Aug 10, 2008 14:15:51 GMT -5
*Her eyes grew sad.*
"I...I am a stranger here. Those that have such power...are hard enough to find in a familiar place."
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Post by María Sheila de Lefévre on Aug 10, 2008 14:19:32 GMT -5
*María sighed and smiled sadly.*
"Nevermind. I should have known that it is not that easy. My mistake."
*She smiled and lifted her wineglass.*
"Cheers."
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Post by Lost on Aug 10, 2008 14:30:49 GMT -5
*The girl tried to be polite, lifting her water to Maria's.*
"To good health." *She answered nervously.*
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