5 years later...
Roderick admired his small kingdom, it may have been sparse in some respects but it was a work in progress. Coming from a proud family of public servants, his career choice was obvious. His parents had been surprised at first, small town sheriff! They had kicked up a almighty fuss, But if they were upset he was also stubborn as a 'd broken within days, wishing him well in a choice they thought well beneath there extraordinarily brilliant boy.
Then it was just a matter of coming here and taking this small town in a strangle hold. A naive populace is the best and most malleable of toys. Anyone who knew Roderick even in the slightest would see the how this would appeal to his grey area. In a short time he had become a pillar of the community, loved and respected by all. When that moment arrived he'd decided to build their new life in that unknown and non descript town.
He'd painstakingly chosen each follower, he had researched them, followed and tested the metal of each person. Only when they had passed every hurdle had he brought them here and gathered them together as a family, his beautiful Jia and the heart of it all. Just like Joe had instructed.
Now if the rest had appealed to his grey area Jia practically screamed to it, a perfect pink rose in full bloom. Joes instructions simple, distort her, ravage her from innocent to twisted thorn. His mouth twisted in a charming grin when he thought of those four years. She'd been a stallion refusing to be broken, believing her family avenge every slight against her. Faith, morality and belief that it would end, it had never come.