[Gwendolen sighed and turned away from her mother, then - It was so damn horrible, her magic being blocked like this! She'd have been tempted to call those Mirror things back, if they hadn't been so...Nosy.]
[Yes, that was the right word, right? They kept going on and on about how she was lying to herself, and what she was doing wrong...Or one of them did, anyway.]
[And then she'd gotten so sick, she'd stayed in bed for almost two weeks after she'd gotten home, shaking and having nightmares. What in the world had that been about, anyway?]
Fine, fine! You can - You can tell the Chestromanci that I'd learn anything he wants as long as he lets me use magic again. Because I will.
[Or she'd pretend to, anyway - Surely she was capable of that, she was Gwendolen Chant, after all. How difficult could healing and purifying spells be, anyway?]
[Not that she was really sure that even the Chestromanci could get her off probation early, but...]
[And in the school gardens...]
[Lord Darien and Lady Beryl were still talking.]
...Oh, about that.
[Lady Beryl sighed a bit, and looked a bit embarrassed.]
- Actually, I was hoping I would be able to meet somebody who knew more then I did about this school, here. You see, Lord Darien -
[And that was when a pink haired child who looked like she might be around 10 years old came walking toward them, looking annoyed indeed.]
- Bery - Mother. Oh, there you are. Why did you just leave me with Marcy like that, she's soo boring...
[She said, grimacing, while Beryl faceplamed.]
...Rini, you damn idiot, why can't you ever stay put in one place...
[She muttered under her breath, took a deep breath, and turned toward Darien, plastering a smile in place.]
Oh, Lord Darien - Please let me introduce you to my daughter, Serenity Shadowgate...
[Darien's mouth dropped open at that - Lady Beryl had a daughter??? ]
[And that was when the pink haired girl actually caught sight of Darien, and her mouth dropped open.]
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[Gwendolen sighed and turned away from her mother, then - It was so damn horrible, her magic being blocked like this! She'd have been tempted to call those Mirror things back, if they hadn't been so...Nosy.]
[Yes, that was the right word, right? They kept going on and on about how she was lying to herself, and what she was doing wrong...Or one of them did, anyway.]
[And then she'd gotten so sick, she'd stayed in bed for almost two weeks after she'd gotten home, shaking and having nightmares. What in the world had that been about, anyway?]
Fine, fine! You can - You can tell the Chestromanci that I'd learn anything he wants as long as he lets me use magic again. Because I will.
[Or she'd pretend to, anyway - Surely she was capable of that, she was Gwendolen Chant, after all. How difficult could healing and purifying spells be, anyway?]
[Not that she was really sure that even the Chestromanci could get her off probation early, but...]
[And in the school gardens...]
[Lord Darien and Lady Beryl were still talking.]
...Oh, about that.
[Lady Beryl sighed a bit, and looked a bit embarrassed.]
- Actually, I was hoping I would be able to meet somebody who knew more then I did about this school, here. You see, Lord Darien -
[And that was when a pink haired child who looked like she might be around 10 years old came walking toward them, looking annoyed indeed.]
- Bery - Mother. Oh, there you are. Why did you just leave me with Marcy like that, she's soo boring...
[She said, grimacing, while Beryl faceplamed.]
...Rini, you damn idiot, why can't you ever stay put in one place...
[She muttered under her breath, took a deep breath, and turned toward Darien, plastering a smile in place.]
Oh, Lord Darien - Please let me introduce you to my daughter, Serenity Shadowgate...
[Darien's mouth dropped open at that - Lady Beryl had a daughter??? ]
[And that was when the pink haired girl actually caught sight of Darien, and her mouth dropped open.]
...Papa???