A/N: I'm sorry for the late update! It's difficult to follow with the university and all, but I try my best! I hope you'll enjoy this chapter.

Disclaimer: Tales of Xillia doesn't belong to me.

Rescued

« So, miss Leia, tell me: is it king Gaius who send you here?"

Leia didn't open her mouth. She wouldn't answer to that exasperating man, especially since she knew that he didn't like his son. Or, at least, he seemed not to love him. Plus, he wanted the destruction of Rieze Maxia, she wouldn't let him do that.

"So, miss Leia? Is your tongue cut? A young girl like you likes talking, right?"

Again, she didn't answer. She would rather prefer dying than talking to him. He seemed to understand because his hand met violently her cheek, but she looked back at him, proud.

"You can do whatever you want to me, I won't say anything."

She didn't know where she found the strength to tell something like that but she was glad that her voice didn't betray her. It would be pathetic if she had been hesitant. Peter Vin Svent looked at her with black eyes and slapped her again. Then, he took her face in his hand and said, angrily:

"Listen to me, Leia. If you don't answer to me, I'll kill you."

"Then, kill me."

Again, he slapped her and, again, she looked back at him proudly. She wasn't ready to die, but if she must, then, she would. Suddenly, the man smiled and it wasn't a good thing.

"If you don't answer to me, I'll kill Leo."

"What?"

She was surprised and, especially, shocked. How could he!?

"Your own son!?"

"My son…He's more like a rat than a son. He's as frail as a hind."

"You're horrible, I hate you!"

"Pleased to know that we share the same feeling about each other."

Then, after a moment of silence, the man left the room, saying that he had to see his "lovely son". Leia opened her mouth but when she saw the man left while the two others were still here, she knew that it was too late. Between her country and her friend, she chose her country. Why did she make a friend? It would have been easier, but now, she couldn't think about a life without him. She liked him very very very much.

And she began to pray, hoping that it was only a treat and that Peter Vin Svent wouldn't harm his own son.

"Calm down, I won't harm you."

When Alvin first entered in the mansion, he wondered if he could know where Leia was hiding, and when he arrived to this hall after many obstacles - there were a lot of guards in the mansion, like Peter Vin Svent tried to hid something - , he had to hide. Someone was coming towards him and he was determined to catch this people and treat him to know where his friend was. What wasn't his surprise when he caught the boy whom Leia befriended, but it would make the thing easier, or he hoped so.

The boy – Leo if he remembered well – stopped fighting back and was quiet until that someone opened the door in the end of the hall and walked towards them. As the hall was dark, he couldn't tell who it was, and he didn't care: if he wasn't catch, everything would be perfect. Fortunately, the someone didn't seem to notice them; Leo was as quiet as a cat when he wanted jumping onto his prey, and Alvin tried to stop his breath for a while. Then, when nobody was here anymore, he released the poor boy who distanced himself from him.

"Don't be scared, I won't harm you."

"Who-Who are you…?"

"I'm Le—Agria's sister. You know, the one who saw the two of them, the last time you gave leaflet."

"Oh…Leia's sister…Yes, I remember." He whispered.

So, he knew her true name. Did that mean that he betrayed her and told his father? If it was the case…

"Please, help me to save Leia."

"Yeah yeah, it's not like I'm here by pleasure, you know. I'm here to save her." Alvin answered blasé.

The boy didn't replied and slowly came near of him. Then, when he was sufficiently near, he spoke again:

"It's all my fault. I didn't know that my father spied me…The spy heard everything Leia told me, yesterday."

"I see."

Alvin closed his eyes, wondering how far the man could go to reach his goal. He spied his own son, it was something horrible, he thought. His family – or rather his former family – was really weird.

"So, what should we do?" Leo whispered again, with some hope in his voice.

The man sighed; like he knew! One person left the room but that didn't mean that nobody else was in. But still, the only way to know was to come in and see.

"I can help you." Muzet's voice said.

He could feel Leo startling but he didn't mind for now: he was interesting by what the spirit had to say.

"How?"

"If there are still people in the room, I can manage to make them sleep."

"What do you mean by sleep?" Alvin asked, frowning. He wasn't sure that they had the same definition for "sleep" and he was scared that the girl tries killing them. They didn't need murder to their problems. "You didn't mean…Killing them?"

"Of course not!" She answered, ignoring the boy who said "what" in shock. "Milla would kill me if I do something like that. I don't want to upset her."

Yeah, it wasn't the case, before, Alvin couldn't help to think. He couldn't have to totally faith in Muzet; even though that she did everything to help them, he couldn't stop thinking that she would be able to betray them. And, now he thought about it, the others probably felt the same way about him, so, he could barely judge Muzet. They were the same. Not the time, Alvin.

"Okay, so, we enter the room and save Leia?" Leo asked softly. "I'm not sure about that plan but…"

"If you have another idea, I will be glad to hear it."

"No…It's just…It's dangerous…"

"Yes it is. Life isn't something easy. But if you are scared, you can go back in your room."

"N-No! I come too."

Alvin sighed. He who hoped that the boy wouldn't come after that…What a pity. Saving Leia was already a problem, and he didn't want to add the boy. By the way…Wasn't he the son of Peter Vin Svent? Okay, he didn't know him until now, and he didn't know that he was from his family at first, but if he was Leia's friend, then, he wasn't someone dangerous. Or he hoped so. Leia has a problem with Vin Svent family's members. Either they are her friends, either her enemies.

"Okay, let's go." He whispered.

He left his hiding place and hurried up towards the door of the cellar, soon followed by Muzet and Leo. When they arrived in front the door, Alvin took the door handle and opened it slowly. In the next room, light was full and they could see two guards looked at Leia who was tied to a chair. Great.

Muzet appeared in front of the two men, to Alvin's displeasure who wanted to enter discreetly. The men looked at her in shock but they couldn't do anything as the Spirit used her power to knock them out; then, she waved to them and Leo and Alvin entered the room.

"Alvin? Leo! You're alright!? Your father didn't harm you, right?"

She looked totally worried about Leo when she had to be worried about her. Totally Leia. But the former mercenary couldn't help but sigh. Yeah, she noticed him, but she didn't talk to him while he was here to rescue her. Why did he bother to come, seriously?

"Err…No, at least that you think being closed in your own room is something that harms you?"

The girl shook her head and Alvin came close to her chair. He took a knife hidden in his boot and cut the rope who tied the healer on her chair.

"You always have knife with you?" She asked, suspicious.

"Fortunately, yes."

Leia answered a thing and stood up, beginning to move her arms and legs. A sigh of relief left her lips and, after a moment of silence, she looked at him and said:

"…Thank you…"

Alvin was really surprised to hear that; after all, she wasn't too happy to see him, either it was in her prison or at home; but he wouldn't complain.

"I'm going to see if there aren't guards near of us. Wait for me."

She left the three of them just after, not letting them answer her properly. Alvin looked at the two teens: Leia was still moving her legs while Leo seemed shock.

"Is she…" He began but he never finished his question.

Alvin frowned but said nothing, and Leia looked at her friend, tilting. Suddenly, they heard a strange noise and the former mercenary had only the time to push the teens out of the way, while one guard woke up and punched him. He could feel the blood leaving his nose, and, angry, he punched him back while ordering Leia and Leo to leave, but he could hear Leia complain about that.

"Stop complaining and…" He began while fighting with the guard. "…leave this place right now! Idiots!"

"No way, I won't let you alone!"

And so, the girl jumped on the guard, but he was too strong for her and she fell on the ground after a punch.

"Do as always, don't care about me and leave!"

"I do care of you, stupid man!"

It was the first time since six months she told something like that and he gave him hopes. Perhaps that when they would leave the mansion, when they would be in safety, yes, perhaps, she would listen to him. They could talking about everything and then…He punched the guard who finally gave up and passed out when he heard Leia shouted out:

"Alvin, watch out! Behind you!"

But it was too late and he felt something strong in the back of his head. Caught unawares, he fell on the ground, and he heard the two teens shouting his name, while, in the same time, the chair where Leia was tied sometimes ago appeared on his side. The second guard was standing up behind him, with a rictus on his lips. Alvin wanted to stand up as well but the back of his head was still hurting to the point that he couldn't move at all. He felt someone by his side, while his eyesight was blurred, and he thought it was his end.

"It's enough!"

The voice was far from him, his ears were burning and he could barely hear Muzet's voice saying:

"We have to leave now!..."

He passed out.

I'm really really bad for action scene, but I hope this one wasn't strange...I hope you enjoyed it! See you soon!