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Chapter 12: Questions, questions
Steadily, Violets eyelids began to twitch slightly until finally opening. Sunlight spilt through the windows attacking her sensitive eyes. Violet's aching body strained to lift itself but eventually it succeeded. She sat on the couch alone lost in thought. Still wondering if what happened was reality, or a dream. She soon got her answer as she began to stand and her stomach erupted with a sharp stinging sensation. Carefully, she began to lift up her blood stained shirt and saw numerous stitches running up her pale stomach.
"Need any help there ma chere?"
Violet tugged her shirt down so hard that she whimpered with pain as it grazed her wounds. Slowly, she turned around to see Reaver, clearly satisfied with her reaction.
"Can you warn me next time?" Violet said as took some deep breathes in attempt to cope with the pain.
"But my dear, if I did that I would not have got the beautiful eye full that I just received."
"Ehhh that's the idea," Violet scoffed, "Where's Ed?"
As if he was listing, Ed entered the mansion through the front doors.
"Violet! How are you feeling?" Ed asked concerned as he hurried over to her.
"Better than last night. Still a bit sore though."
"Oh yes. Ed was saying that you were feeling rather blue the other day. Like I said, you should have came and saw me. I assure you, that you would have felt much better. The offer still stands if you change your mind." Reaver said while disappearing up the stairs.
Violet rolled her eyes before turning to Ed.
"Where have you been?" Violet asked curiously.
"For a walk. Even the thug infested streets of Bloodstone can be more comfortable then sitting in a room with that man." Ed shuttered, "Oh, and I was thinking, maybe we should pay that other hero a visit. He likely lives in Bloodstone, perhaps he knows your farther or came across his name?"
"He told me he had been imprisoned by the commandant for most of his life...but I suppose we have no other leads." Violet agreed.
Violet and Ed walked to the other heroes room and stopped outside of the door . Violet stared at it. The man inside could give her the answers about her farther. Her childhood could be only few steps away.
"Are you alright?" Ed asked slightly bending down to her height.
"I am just nervous. I really hope he has answers..."
"I know," Ed put an arm around her and squeezed her tightly, "Are you ready?"
"Ready."
Violet and Ed entered the room and saw the Hero lying on the bed reading the newspaper. Drawing his eyes away from the paper, he gestured for them to take a seat and smiled at them both.
"You said your name was John, right?" Violet asked while taking a seat next to his bed.
"Indeed. How can I help you today?" He asked setting the newspaper on the bedside table.
"Well, its about my farther. As you are aware, I am looking for him and I was hoping you may have some information to spare." Violet asked looking to Ed for support which he gave her in a warm smile.
"I will answer your questions to the best of my ability. Please, ask away."
Violet let out a nervous laugh, "Ok, first one, do you recognise the surname Barker?"
John mumbled the word over and over "Barker...yes...yes...when I was a child, I used to work at the brothel not far from here. I used to clean up, and there was a record of the names of customers that used to be kept in a book for business reasons and Barker used to be there every week. I remember because I used to think what a nice surname that was."
Violet looked up to Ed and he looked back. "Does that logbook still exist?" Ed asked.
"Well...I assume so...why would they get rid of it?"
"Thank you, thank you so much. Ed, tomorrow you and I are going to go to that brothel and hunt through every logbook they have."
"You bet we are. Thank you so much for your help John and I hope your leg gets better soon."
"Don't mention it." John said as Violet and Ed headed towards the door.
Violet was so over joyed. Could her search really be over? Or had it just begun?
Has Violet Really got a lead? Well, I know but you don't. What do you guys think?
