"You're...you're...you were my father the entire time?"Sachi said, and
Cleao and Orphen looked over at her. Sachi was shocked. Cleao sighed.
"I'm sorry Sachi, I wanted to tell you later when you were ready but it was hard on me to keep it from you." Cleao said sadly to her confused daughter.
"Mr.Orphen is a sorcerer..." Sachi said, more to herself than anyone else. Cleao raised an eyebrow curiously.
"What is it Sachi?"she asked.
"Mommy...I want to study at the Tower Of Fangs.Please let me go with Mr.Orphen and his apprentice and they can take me there!" Sachi suddenly pleaded.The colour drained from Cleao's face.
"But Sachi..."she said quietly.
"Please mommy!I really want to go there!I've always wanted to be a sorcerer!" Sachi said , looking Cleao in the eye. Cleao gasped.
"Please excuse me gentlemen, I will see you at dinner," Cleao said in a shaky voice before putting down Taro and running into the house. Tears ran down Cleao's face as she didn't look back.The thought of losing her joy was too much. (a/n: Sachi means Joy) Sachi had been her first child, the first time that she had demanded Orphen give her something of his.Something she would have forever to remind her of him if he never returned for her.She had sworn that if he couldn't promise her that he would live no matter what, that at least she would have some part of him with her. Sachi was her first joy, her first child and reminder that Orphen would always return.How could she be asked to let that go?!
Cleao sobbed, holding herself.She leaned against the door, she had locked herself in her old bedroom which now served as a guest room for whenever she visited.
"Sachi...how can you leave me too?"she said quietly. A tiny smile formed on her lips." You really are like Orphen, aren't you?".
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"So Mr.Orphen, how about it?You and your apprentice will bring me to the Tower Of Fangs and I will learn from the pros. Then one day, I will surpass even you," Sachi said, grinning. Orphen sighed.She really was a child.
"No." he said, walking towards the mansion.
"You owe me something for missing my childhood, Father,"she said darkly from behind him.He stopped, and looked back at her. He grinned.
"You may have Cleao's eyes, but you are more like me,"he said, turning again.
"Don't pull that with me.Take me to the Tower Of Fangs, or I'll go on my own which is far more dangerous than going with two experienced sorcerers" she said, strolling beside him, although she had trouble keeping up with her shorter legs.
"Fine.You've made your point.However, there's one condition-"he said, not looking at her.
"Oh really?!What is it, I'll do anything!"Sachi said happily, and her eyes shone brightly with hope.
"...I'll take you there if you get Cleao to agree.She is your legal guardian afterall,"he said. She sighed.
"That'll never happen!" Sachi complained.
"Then I guess you'll just stay here, huh kid?"he said, entering the buidling. Sachi groaned.Mr.Orphen was no more fatherly than usual, even though she knew about it now.He was still as cold and distant. She sighed.Her little fist clenched, she silently swore that she would go no matter what she had to do.She would do ANYTHING to go there.
"I'm sorry Sachi, I wanted to tell you later when you were ready but it was hard on me to keep it from you." Cleao said sadly to her confused daughter.
"Mr.Orphen is a sorcerer..." Sachi said, more to herself than anyone else. Cleao raised an eyebrow curiously.
"What is it Sachi?"she asked.
"Mommy...I want to study at the Tower Of Fangs.Please let me go with Mr.Orphen and his apprentice and they can take me there!" Sachi suddenly pleaded.The colour drained from Cleao's face.
"But Sachi..."she said quietly.
"Please mommy!I really want to go there!I've always wanted to be a sorcerer!" Sachi said , looking Cleao in the eye. Cleao gasped.
"Please excuse me gentlemen, I will see you at dinner," Cleao said in a shaky voice before putting down Taro and running into the house. Tears ran down Cleao's face as she didn't look back.The thought of losing her joy was too much. (a/n: Sachi means Joy) Sachi had been her first child, the first time that she had demanded Orphen give her something of his.Something she would have forever to remind her of him if he never returned for her.She had sworn that if he couldn't promise her that he would live no matter what, that at least she would have some part of him with her. Sachi was her first joy, her first child and reminder that Orphen would always return.How could she be asked to let that go?!
Cleao sobbed, holding herself.She leaned against the door, she had locked herself in her old bedroom which now served as a guest room for whenever she visited.
"Sachi...how can you leave me too?"she said quietly. A tiny smile formed on her lips." You really are like Orphen, aren't you?".
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"So Mr.Orphen, how about it?You and your apprentice will bring me to the Tower Of Fangs and I will learn from the pros. Then one day, I will surpass even you," Sachi said, grinning. Orphen sighed.She really was a child.
"No." he said, walking towards the mansion.
"You owe me something for missing my childhood, Father,"she said darkly from behind him.He stopped, and looked back at her. He grinned.
"You may have Cleao's eyes, but you are more like me,"he said, turning again.
"Don't pull that with me.Take me to the Tower Of Fangs, or I'll go on my own which is far more dangerous than going with two experienced sorcerers" she said, strolling beside him, although she had trouble keeping up with her shorter legs.
"Fine.You've made your point.However, there's one condition-"he said, not looking at her.
"Oh really?!What is it, I'll do anything!"Sachi said happily, and her eyes shone brightly with hope.
"...I'll take you there if you get Cleao to agree.She is your legal guardian afterall,"he said. She sighed.
"That'll never happen!" Sachi complained.
"Then I guess you'll just stay here, huh kid?"he said, entering the buidling. Sachi groaned.Mr.Orphen was no more fatherly than usual, even though she knew about it now.He was still as cold and distant. She sighed.Her little fist clenched, she silently swore that she would go no matter what she had to do.She would do ANYTHING to go there.