Hours later, the sun rose over an unsuspicious warehouse. The day was bright outside despite the cold weather. However, inside darkness hung over the furnishings as if night had slunk into the room itself to hide from the sunlight. In a far corner of the large place was a makeshift cell. Its contents? A tiny little girl laying on a hard grey bed as if she had fallen asleep there willingly.
Brianna couldn't stop herself from looking at the child. It distracted her as she tried to set up the recording equipment according to The Boss's latest text. I wonder if Lilian got the present I sent her? She mused, thinking of her niece.

Brianna thinks for a moment. What would be the best persona for their purposes? Although she loathed to do it, the choice was obvious. Creepy scientists always did the best to startle young children and the Boss wanted the girl to weep pathetically and beg for her brother to come save her. She pushes her glasses up to the bridge of her nose and grabs a spare scalpel before going to the cage. "Ooooh, hello there sweetiepie!" Her own voice sickens her in its eerie tone.

"Reina?" Brianna purrs. "The little we left bleeding in the alleyway? Oh, she's not going to help you now Ptelea." she stresses the name to make sure that Ptelea notices the knowledge she holds.

"What do you know about what I did? Did you see the body?" Brianna begins to stalk the cage back and forth. "I think you'll find I am the one in full understanding of the situation. You think your name is all I know? Hardly... I know about your mother. I know about your father who drowned in his own alcoholic obsession. Oh, and I particularly know about your brother." she watches closely for Ptelea's reaction.

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Pterea whimpers. "No, but...Reina was fine!" She insists, crossing her arms. She then gasps. "You...you don't know anything!" she rushes to the cell door and pulls on it. "I want out!" She shouts, kicking at the door, tears in her eyes. "P..please let me go!" She pleads, looking at Brianna.

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"Ambrose, Ambrose!" Brianna cries in mock pain, taunting Pterea's voice. "Oh, Ambrose! Please come save me." She sneers at the girl. "I saw him cry in pathetic pain for his little baby parrot." She holds up her hands. "His fingers bled for you."

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Ptelea begins crying. "Please stop it!" She begs, sniffling. "I want Ambrose!" She orders the best she can, voice trembling. "My brother is not pathetic!" She says firmly.

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Destin watches the fight out of the corner of his eyes. His eyes widen and he puts his hands over his mouth. Knowing Vera, he figured she would go after Fabine, and he could go back to the rabins, even if he should stay and help...

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"Say that to his tooth." Brianna retreats for a moment and then returns with one of Ambrose's wisdom teeth. She'd only brought it along to continue her studies, but this use seemed apt as well. The sight of the girl's tears hurt her heart but she pretended that Ptelea was only having a tantrum. "I hope you didn't like that precious face of his too much. It's got a nice new mark on it now. The sad part is..." She drew out the cartoon she'd drawn off the chubby parrot. There were faint bloodstains on it. "... He was thinking of you the whole time. He even let us know where you were. Kind, yes?"

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Vera sighed, wincing as she watched the fierce battle between Kianna and Fabine. She knew it wasn't her place to intervene, but she still felt personally responsible if her leader went and got himself hurt. She turned back to Destin and nodded towards the Brom camp. "C'mon, I've got to get you back," she said briskly and hurriedly pulled him away from the river.

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"But.." Destin tries to pull free of her grasp. "You're not even going to help Fabine??" He asks, trying to wrench free. "Please Vera, I can't go back! Fabine won't let me leave! He'lltie me to a post or something awful to keep me here!"

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"I can't be of much help while I'm holding on to you," Vera pointed out irritably, her mind racing as she tried to think of a Brom in camp that could keep Destin in the camp until Fabine returned to speak with him. Maybe Elauna? she thought, or pretty much anyone that would respect Fabine's orders at this point. As they hurried, Vera glanced at Destin out of the corner of her eye. "Destin... why did you leave? Honestly. Was is Fabine? Or was it that girl, or something else...?"

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Destin keeps pulling, trying to slow their progress to camp, but failing since he was so small. He sighs heavily. "I like that girl...She and I like each other..." He looks down "we've been meeting at the river a few times in the past months..." He kicks at the ground. "I just....I'm not happy inthe Broms anymore."

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Vera let out a long sigh. "Well, I don't have much experience with love, but that does make it difficult." She paused and glanced down at the small, struggling healer and her eyes glazed over with sympathy. "I had friends that used to say this much though: sometimes you need to let the things you love go. But if it comes back to you, then it's yours." She chuckled slightly. "I never really understood that much, but maybe it'd mean more to you."

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Destin's heart throbs painfully. "Are...are you suggesting I stop seeing Aya, stop trying to join the Rabins?" He shakes his head firmly. "No, no. Look, I'm not giving up on her." He gives her a small glare. "Just because you don't have any experience with love, doesn't mean you're allowed to tell me what to do."

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"I'm not telling you what to do," Vera sighed. "But you'll deal with a whole lot less heartbreak if you just keep quiet for now. If you leave again without talking to Fabine, you know he won't take that very well," she pointed out. She shivered slightly at the thought of ending up on his bad side. "I'm suggesting that you calm down and don't do anything irrational."