After the outburst from Corrin, Camilla finally had her salted down a bit to get the blood off of her and into an old outfit of hers. The girl was silent.
"Let's go to the playroom." Camilla smiled. The girl nodded sadly and followed they walked down the hall in silence.
"There you are you little brat!" A woman with purple hair and large breasts said as the children rounded the hall.
"H-hi, Mom." Camilla whispered.
"Where have you been?" She hissed. Corrin noticed the woman didn't look at Camilla like her mom looked at her.
"You better not be causing your father any trouble! If you cost me a place at the throne, you'll be sorry!" She hissed.
"Y-yes mother." Camilla sighed.
"Who is this?" The woman turned her attention to the small blond girl cowering behind Camilla.
"This is-"
"She can speak for herself!" The woman snapped, causing Corrin to whimper in fear. "Are you from another woman?" Corrin nodded, not understanding the question. "You bastard child!" The woman said loudly as she raised her hand to Corrin.
"Stop!" Camilla yelled, throwing herself in between the hand and Corrin. Her face stung, she held back tears.
"What are you doing you useless brat?"
"She's a rescue, not one of Father's children. He just brought her home covered in blood today." Camilla said quickly. Her mother glared at both of them before walking off. Camilla stood in silence for a moment, her face staring at the ground. The imprint of her mothers hand was bright red on her pale face. She listened to her mother's steps disappear down the hallway.
"T-thank you." Corrin whispered as she hugged Camilla. Camilla pulled away.
"What are you doing?" She asked confused.
"It's called hug. You never gotted hugged 'fore?"Little Corrin asked, wonder in her eyes.
"N-no, I haven't."
"It feel good. See?" Corrin hugged her again. "How come she don't look at you right?" Corrin asked after a moment.
"What do you mean?" Camilla walked toward the playroom with Corrin close by. Camilla enjoyed having someone this close to her.
"My mommy smiles when she sees me or Hinoka or Ryoma or Baby Takumi or when she talks about the new baby girl."
"She loves you, that's why."
"Don't your mommy love you?"
"She loves power." Camilla smiled. "We have a lot of toys, you'll like it here." She opened the door to the playroom. Someone had started a fire in the fireplace. Xander was drawing a picture, Leo was holding onto a table, trying to walk, and Elise, the newborn, was laying in a bassinet. Corrin hid behind Camilla at the sight of Xander.
"I see you've returned. What happened to your face?" Xander asked, looking at his little sister.
"My mother." Camilla sighed. "It's okay, Corrin. He won't hurt you." Camilla bent down to Corrin's level. "I won't let anyone hurt you, I promise."
"H-hi." Corrin said softly, hiding behind Camilla still.
"Hi, I'm Xander." Xander stood up. He picked up Leo. "This is our little brother, Leo."
"H-hi, Leo." The little blond boy looked at her curiously. "He looks kinda like Takumi." Corrin's face became sad again.
"Who is he?" Xander asked, putting the boy down.
"He's my baby brother. I have an older brother, an older sister, a little brother, and a little sister. Ryoma must be looking for me an Hinoka must miss me." Corrin said.
"Where's your mom and dad?"
"Mommy is at home and Daddy…" Corrin became quiet.
"What is it, darling?" Camilla asked. Xander and Camilla got on their knees and looked at her.
"D-Daddy fellded down and then the man h-hitted him and he wouldn't wake up."
"What man?" Xander asked.
"The man in the room with the big chair."
"Father?" Camilla asked Xander.
"No, it can't be." He mumbled. "How did you get here?"
"The man who hitted Daddy took me. He made me stay in the big room until you came and gotted me."
"We're giving her grammar lessons." Xander mumbled.
"Not the time, Xander!" Camilla elbowed him. "Father killed her father and kidnapped her!"
"I understand that, but there's nothing we can do!" Xander whispered.
"Why did the man take me here and not with my big brother, Ryoma?" Corrin asked.
"Because….." Xander said, looking to Camilla for help.
"Because he wanted to make sure you were okay! You had a lot of blood on you." Camilla chimed in. "Oh my gods, that was her fathers blood. She was close enough to him when he did for it to splatter on her." Camilla thought. She hugged Corrin tightly.
"I miss Daddy and Mommy and Hinoka."
"Children, I hope you are all getting along." Iago popped his head into the room. Everyone look at him, Corrin hid behind Camilla. Camilla became fond of having someone need her and not use her for one. It made her feel like a someone instead of a no one.
"We are, thank you, Iago." Xander smiled.
"Why, Iago?" Camilla said angrily, her little fists balled up. She stepped behind Corrin and covered her cute pointed ears with her own hands.
"Excuse me?" Iago asked repulsed.
"Why did Father kill her father in front of her?" Camilla glared, her anger was worse than it had ever been. She refused to let anyone do such a thing to the little girl who was taken away from so much love.
"Come with me." Iago said quickly as he grabbed Corrin's arm and took her away.
"Iago, I command you to stop!" Xander yelled.
"Camilla!" Corrin yelled as she tried to pull away. "Camilla, please, save me!" Corrin began to cry. Camilla began to run after Iago to stop him but Xander held her back.
"What are you doing? We can't follow him, he's going to Father!" Xander hissed.
"I don't care, we have to help her!" Camilla said, trying to push her brother off of her.
"No, Camilla, we can't." Camilla's face fell and her heart hurt as Corrin's cries faded out of earshot.