It had been three days since Harry had first spoken to them. He continued to do. But he kept asking about his master. He was so desperate for Lucius. Remus' heart ached. He could see Harry truly wanted Lucius. There was such a child like innocent to Harry now. He realized Harry had never had it. Harry never had that innocence. He had always had the weight of the world on him. Even before he knew he was a wizard. He had been so badly abused. Lucius in his own way had given Harry something that none of them had ever been able to give Harry, some of his innocence back. It was creepy in a way. It was in being a sex object for Lucius had had become almost child like but Remus was starting to wonder.

As he watched Harry reading he could almost picture him as a child. He was still one as he was only a teen. Harry was free. He was a prisoner but still free. Lucius had freed him. Harry had no worries. He did not worry about the war. He did not have deaths on his heart and mind. He did not worry about his relatives any more. Harry just had to think about making Lucius smile. And he was kept safe and protected.

Harry did not even seem to notice the collar. He seemed actually to love it. He seemed to associate it with love and safety. He refused to let them touch it at all. And he clung to Jade. He would not answer to Harry at all. He was Jade. He had made that quite clear to them.

Remus turned to Severus. "I will consent to Lucius taking him. But only on condition he treats my cub like a human again. Harry is not a sex toy for him."

Severus calmed him. "Lucius has never thought of Harry like that. He genuinely loves Harry. You know he did what he did to protect Harry from Voldemort."

Deep down Remus knew in part that was right. He was aware that Lucius took pleasure in the sex. But he knew Severus was right. Someone else would have claimed Harry. If it had been a Lestrange they would have raped and tortured Harry. Severus swore that Lucius had always been very gentle with Harry. He was not sure why but he found himself believing the man. He thought that if Harry had broken so soon he would have likely felt some what safe with him. He wanted He had raped Harry s Harry would not have consented really but he had been caring and gentle with Harry. Severus had heard about when Rabastan had attacked Harry and he had told Remus about it to show another side of Lucius.

Remus wanted Harry to have a choice. He did not want him forced by Lucius. But keeping Harry from Lucius would not help. Harry would just shut down. He was worried he would become suicidal if it kept going on. He knew he risked losing Sirius. His heart ached as he loved him so deeply. But Harry was the closest thing to a son he ever had and he needed to do what was best for his son.

He looked at Severus. "Bring Lucius here. If he will agree to our stipulations I want my cub to feel safe and cared for. I hate to admit it but that is Luc right now."

Severus clapped him on the back. "You truly love Harry. Anyone can see that. You are doing your best for your son. Sirius will see that one day."

Severus left for Malfoy manor. He portkeyed to his home and went on. He hoped for Remus' sake that he was right. He knew the wolf was in love. He did not know why. He could not see what he saw in the mutt. But Remus had once been like a brother to him. And though he would not admit it, he still cared about the wolf. He knew Remus would not regret it. He had made the best choice for himself. He would always choose Harry over Sirius. But he still hoped the mutt could be reasonable. He was willing to lie and say they had never taken Harry. Sirius could not come into Malfoy manor. Sirius could believe that Lucius had never lost Harry.

He found Lucius in his library. The man was pacing. He could see Lucius had not been sleeping and though he had taken a shower recently Severus could tell he saw that he had likely been taking little care of himself.

Lucius looked t him. "You better be here to tell me you are giving me my precious back or you will be hexed."

Severus smirked. "Then put your wand down. You will have Harry back as long as you agree to a few conditions of course."

Lucius was shocked especially when he realized that Severus was being honest. Harry was not to be confined to rooms. He was to have the freedom of the manor and grounds. The grounds were heavily warded so he could not be hurt. He was to continue with an education. He was to be given clothes at all times. And Lucius was not to force Harry into sex. If Harry wanted sex that was one thing but he would not continue to be raped. And Remus was to be permitted visits with his godson often.

Lucius took out his wand. "I promise, I swear on my magic. I swear. I love him. I love him. I will do it all. I just want my precious. Sev I need him. I love him."

Severus held out a portkey. "Then come with me. He has been begging for you for days now."

Lucius had gone pale. He could see it was breaking his heart. His precious was hurting and he had been kept away from him. He had told Severus he was hurting Jade. And he had known it. It was why he was unable to sleep. He had kept Draco with the Zaibinis for now. He would need to find a reason for Draco eventually. But right now his mind was on his precious. He knew that he would have Jade home son. When they got to the apartments Remus almost stopped him but Severus shook his head and told the wolf he had agreed to the terms. Remus let him in.

He saw Jade reading one of his books. "Jade, my precious."

Jade turned to look at him. "Master. Master, Jade missed master. Jade missed master so bad. Jade come home with master? Jade come home?"

Lucius advanced across the room and took his precious into his arms and held him. Oh he loved the little one. Jade had been a reward for him before. But he loved his precious. He loved home so much. He had not needed to be threatened into the conditions. He would have done them on his own. He did not want his precious as an animal. He had done it to protect him. Precious would be home and he would have all the freedoms and happiness Lucius could give him and keep him safe.

Severus squeezed Remus' shoulder. "If it gets bad with Sirius you have a place here. But he will come around."

Remus looked at him and at Harry. "Thanks Sev. Bur you were right. This is the first time I have seen Harry smile since this happened."

They watched Harry curled into the arms of Lucius. Harry had spoken little but he was sobbing in relief in his master's arms. He kept repeating over and over that he did not want his master to leave him ever again. Lucius just held him and swore he would not. Severus collected up Harry's things to prepare Harry to leave when Harry surprised them with a question.

He looked at the album Remus had brought him. "Can I take that Master? Can I take that with me?"