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Raelle placed her hand on the wall. Her head a bit fizzy. But she quickly pushes off and head inside the other room. She didn’t really focus on what Toot was doing. But by the look, she was setting up camp bed. For all of them to sleep.
‘It was later.’ She thought.
She almost falls down as she approaches the fireplace. She shakes her head a little to remove her dizziness. But manage to catch herself before sitting down in front of the fireplace. She though in a few logs onto the fire. She just sits there staring at the flames.
Pulling her out of her staring Toot moves and sit beside her.
“what happened down there”.
She didn’t look at Toot, “Quartermain, I digged into her mind. I saw everything she did to Scylla. So, I gave her some pain back.”
Toot placed her hand on her shoulder.
“with this kind of thing, less people know the better”.
“it that the same with the spree”.
Raelle looks over at her almost with relief. That she could talk to this people, knowing there wouldn’t spread it. And back her up with anything.
“so, I know you know something more on what going on”.
“what do you want to know”.
Toot smiles at that, “start what you know about the group as a whole”.
“well, there are two groups of sprees. The founder and the spree that kills civilian in their number”.
She rubbed her face.
“I know that there is spree around the base, about 17, in total. I didn’t know Scylla was on until I noticed her contact her handler. After that I did a little digging. Found out that she was up for getting promoted as second in command of a spree cell. But the last year, since she started in the military things changed. She started not doing her mission. And giving intel to the Alder. And started flat out refuse to do things.”
She rubbed her face a little before continuing, “she was ordered to bring me to the spree. And before you ask. I don’t know who. If is an old friend, family member or a trap. I don’t know.”
“we can ask when she wake up.” She pulls Raelle into as hug. “you’re not alone anymore, we are your unit, or sisters. Rely on us, please”.
Raelle couldn’t stop the tear burring her vision.
“she went of script”.
“who did”.
“Quartermain, she beat her to an inch of her life, healed her just enough. Then she would leave her in a delusion. Do you have any idea what that does to someone psyche. For hours she lay there in the cold, while her mind was breaking. Before started the circle again.”
By the end she was crying.
*******
General Alder didn’t sleep, she just sat and watched her daughter. Despite the worry and fear for her daughter. A small smile appeared across her face. As the memory of meeting for the first time, crossed her mind.
She wasn’t even three yet. Her parents had died in a car accident, while in a middle of a storm. She had barely survived herself. Some routine grind searching of the perimeter of the Guards. There found the car with her being inside. The guards quickly brought this to Alder attention.
A full report was done as Quartermain was place in Alder care. The little one quickly attached with her.
She could remember her little hand rushing out and holding Alder finger.
Her eyes began to water as she watched her laying the medical bed.
****
Raelle moves to stand to head back inside the bedroom, where Libba and Scylla was. Her balance of still.
Toot shot up catching her.
“it late, there a bed hears. If there need you, I will wake you”.
“I have to message someone, about Scylla.”.
“that can wait until the morning”.
Raelle tries to get away, shacking her head ‘no’. “I have to get her somewhere safe”.
Toot locks eyes with her, “she safe know. Nothing with happen to her. we are here. Trust us to protect her”.
With that her legs almost gives out. Toot almost dragging her over to the camp beds that had set up along the back wall of the room. And places her down on the closes bed. And removed her boots and belt before pushing her down on the bed.
Quickly after her head hit the pillow. She drifts of asleep.
Toot sighs a little and sit beside the bed.