Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-27550231-20161025004641/@comment-28358106-20161025022155

"Brannon, leave us." She waves her hand and the clergyman takes his leave in silence. "Wronged me? Oh, my goodness, no.  No, my dear, we have far more in common than you may think.  Yes, indeed.  For such sacrifices were made for our respective beliefs -"

"Adelaide, you need to null the contract," I say, interrupting. "You cant do this to him. He didn't choose to be here, I invited him.  He lives on my land.  He is my responsibility!"

"I'm afraid that is beyond my ability, Thomas. You know this.  To break the contract is to break the will of the Maou herself."

She pauses for a moment. "Jorge, I did not do what I did out of malice, nor some sort of petty vengeance for a past wrong. That is not my way; you may ask Thomas about it.  I did what I did to ensure the utter protection of what I have given the last seventy years building." She smiles a bit. "Seventy years. That's about how long you've been here, isn't it?  Though we may live for millenia, seventy years can be a very long time to be denied oneself." She smiles, but looks almost distant.

I step back. "Adelaide, I..."

"No, Thomas. It's all right." She gestures for Jorge to sit. "I think it's only fair that we allow the good Sir Jorge a little window into our workings, don't you?"