Lucrecia walked back into the castle. "Don't be such a coward, Seth! You can't be a swordmaster if you're a scaredy cat."
Hattori finished eating and leaned back in the chair.
"There's got to be a way. We can't let them use her as some tool."
Hattori looked at her and smiled.
"Don't be afraid, Seth. Mommy will keep us safe." "How can we get to Aerith?"
"We're only telling the truth."
"Mommy was only trying to help her sister. She would never let anything bad happen to us." "There's got to be a way to get rid of this demon...."
"He's right. She's a much better cook than I am."
"She needs no guardians! She can fend for herself. All she has to do is let her demon take control." "Shut up! My sister shouldn't have to go through this!" "What's wrong, brother?"
The kids sat at the table and started to eat. "This is good, daddy!"
Lucia ran after him. "You think they'll be able to control her if her demon gets out, don't you? You couldn't be more foolish. Versago and his bumbling pack of idiots may be able to control darkness, but we demons are not of the darkness. We're composed of pure emotion, only controllable by the person who it resides in. I'm sure her demon will have a wonderful time ripping out their entrails."
Hattori finished supper and set it on the table. "Supper's ready."
"Even so, I feel she's at her limit. Her demon will come out soon, and from what mine says, her's is the most vicious." "Do me and brother have something like that in us?" "Thankfully, no."
Hattori headed to the kitchen and started on supper.
"That was my inner demon. I promise I won't let it harm you." "I wouldn't want to harm your children anyway. I wonder if your sister's demon will show herself to those fools. She's so vicious, she even scares me."
"Why don't I make us supper?"
Lucrecia tore off a piece of her tunic and tied it on her shoulder. "What happened to you, mommy?" Lucia asked her as she walked up.
"What do you want to do now?"
"I can't believe they got away. If you had let me take control sooner, I could have slaughtered those two and your sister would still be here with us." "I wish you'd stop doing that." Lucrecia said as she returned to normal and clutched her shoulder.
"We'll have to have a match of our own sometime."
