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Roxy hadn't felt this out of place in a very long time. Not since her mom had tried to take her to a mother daughter tea party. She had gone in an effort to pacify her mom but the night had been a disaster. She pushed the memory away. Now wasn't the time or the place for those kind of thoughts. She needed to focus on. Right now. There was nothing anyone could do about the past.

She followed the others to the table. The place smelled great. The food would give her something to focus on other than how out of place she was. She was surprised when her phone went off. She frowned as she slide it out of her pocket. She did her best to keep it out of sight as possible. Not that she did that well. She wasn't used to trying to hide what she was doing. She was surprised at Devika's question. No one had cared about her comfort. She wasn't sure what to think. "I'm fine. Just adjusting."

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"I am. I think it could be beneficial for you to know that you can defend yourself from something." Roxy answered honestly. It wasn't likely they would be physically attacked but it was better to be prepared. "I was trained as if I was going to be the heir. It was important that I be able to defend myself if the need arose. As the head of an empire is always going to have enemies. Or so my father has always said." she had heard rumors of heirs being used for ransom. She hadn't wanted to be risk being in that position. She had been willing to do what was necessary to be as strong as she could be.

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"I thought I remembered reading that you were closer to seventeen when you were secluded." She had looked over the paperwork she had been sent when the agency had match them. She should have read it but she hadn't had the time to go through everything. Plus it had felt weird to read about someone she didn't know. It felt invasive. She figured that she would get to know Devika in person. They would have a lot of time to get to know each other.

After a few minutes the arrived at the restaurant. Roxy climbed out of the car. She followed the other's to the restaurant. She hung back. She wasn't really part of the group. She appreciated that they were willing to include her. Things would have been more awkward if they rejected her but she would have found a way to make it work. She always did.

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Is OK to have them arriving in at the restaurant and being seated?

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Roxy shrugged. She knew some teenagers had jobs. But most of them worked time and went to school. That hadn't been an option for her. She had had to support herself. "My situation was different. I had to support myself. Doing stupid teenage stuff wasn't an option." She wasn't ashamed of her past but that didn't mean that she liked talking about it. It hadn't been easy. It had been the lowest point of her life.

"While you were probably enjoying your last little bit of freedom just in case you didn't have an anchor in your circle." No one knew when an empath's ability will activate. They say it during puberty. But everyone hit puberty at different times. Devika would have known that she might have to go isolation.

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I can try. I wasn't sure where you said it but I was almost positive that you said it happened around 16. Maybe it was just a few months before she turned 17? Or even a couple weeks. That would explain her comment about doing normal teenager stuff at sixteen.

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Question..... wouldn't Devika been in isolation at or around 16?

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Roxy spent the next few days trying to get back into the groove of things. They settled into a routine of sorts. She relaxed a little. She tried to think of a way to help Jess. It wasnt that her world was a bad place. There were worse. Her father would do anything to make sure that his business and legacy survived. An empath would be a good way to know who he could trust and who he couldn't.

After some thought, Roxy decided that teaching Jess some self defense might give the other woman some confidence. Maybe that confidence would strengthen the bubble. She didn't know but she didn't think it would hurt. Plus Jess had expressed an interest in learning. She decided to ask the empath if she wanted to learn. Hopefully Jess would be open to the idea. "Hey Jess were you serious when you said you were interested in learning some of my routine?"