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James took his hand off his face and let out a long breath, "Alright, alright. I'll cancel a few of my concerts and we'll fly over there in two days and try to get things settled as quickly as possible. If you want to fly ahead and get the ball rolling with Cong, you can. I don't know if that would help but at this point, the faster we move the better, right?"
Kale nodded, "Laurel would probably try to injure Nic if he hurt her father. Or at least she would hate him... which would make him more violent. It would get nasty pretty fast." he mused. Then he nodded again, "Alright, I'll talk to James and see if we can go on ahead. I'm not scouting now anyway. Would you come with? Maybe we can get the ball rolling on some therapy." |
"Cong and I aren't going to be much help with this," Yue replied with a little sigh.
Blaze stared blankly at Kale for a moment before bursting out laughing. "Me? Give therapy?" she asked with a chuckle once she found her voice again. "I'd be about as effective as Wolfe would be." |
"At least go and try to separate them." James suggested, "The more injured Laurel gets the more angry Nic will be with he eventually finds out, right?"
Kale blinked, "Us? Give therapy?" he sounded amused, "No, I assume they have trained physicians there, right? There must be someone who can help." |
Yue slowly glanced away. She was trying very hard to keep her emotions concerning this from showing.
"Uh..." Blaze muttered. "I think it's just Cong. We'd probably have to find someone ourselves." |
James stared at Yue for a moment, expression a bit hard. "What else aren't you telling me?" he asked.
"Just Cong?" Kale sighed, "Well I can't really think of..." he paused, "Hey, what about that other guy in your group. The one Bee took a liking to. He seems pretty level headed." he noted, "And that younger girl he's always with." |
"I've told you all that matters," Yue replied.
Blaze blinked. "Raven and what's her name?" she replied. "I don't think either of them are therapists." |
James snorted, "Fine." and brushed past her and he walked towards the door.
"They're the only normal people we have. We can't call anyone in we don't fully trust." he sighed. |
Yue stayed where she was for a long moment.
"True," Blaze replied with a sigh. |
James continued on out of the door and went to find Wolfe.
Kale nodded, "We should talk to Wolfe and decided if contacting Raven is a good move." |
After a little while Yue went back to her room.
Blaze paused a moment before nodding. |
So Kale and Blaze went to find Wolfe and found he was already talking with James. He didn't take long to figure out they were on a similar page.
Wolfe sighed a little, "I suppose Raven is the only one we can call." he agreed reluctantly. |
Blaze sighed a little. "If you think he can handle it."
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Wolfe thought about it for a long moment, "I'm not sure." he said honestly, "But I know he can handle it a lot better than any of us could." James nodded with a sigh.
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Blaze nodded slowly in agreement.
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"Alright. If we're in agreement I'll go ahead and make the call. You all can leave." Wolfe stated as he began the call to Raven on the touch screen. Kale nodded and gestured to Blaze as he headed towards the door.
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So Blaze followed out the door. A little while later, Raven picked up.
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Wolfe was seated at the table and James could be seen in the background. Wolfe's eyes seemed saddened as he stared at Raven, "I'm glad you picked up." he said.
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Raven blinked, clearly noticing the tension in the room right away. "... Sure thing," he replied a little cautiously.
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Wolfe paused before sighing, more emotion in that sigh than Raven had every heard from him. "Remember when I told you that I felt you would have a part to play in all this? That you wouldn't need a babysitter and there was a reason you were here?"
James raised an eyebrow from the back. |
Raven started to look a little nervous. "Uh..." was all he said.
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Wolfe looked at Raven with piercing eyes, "Laurel's in trouble."
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Raven frowned a bit wondering what on earth he could do about it that no one else could. "... What is it?" he asked.
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"She's being physically and mentally abused by her father." he stated in a calm voice but the pain reflected in his eyes. James shifted a little, glancing away.
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"... What...?" Raven asked quietly. After a moment he shook his head, trying to think. "What am I supposed to do?"
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Wolfe swallowed, "We need to get them apart. If you can council them in any way, it will be helpful." he added, "They're both mentally unstable right now." He paused, "You remember how to fly the Juttle, right?"
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"Uh..." Raven mumbled, looking rather overwhelmed. "I-I think so..."
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"Bring Dan with you." he added, "Leave as soon as you can, I'll send you the coordinates. Get the plane in the air and set it to autopilot... and Raven," he paused, leaning in closer to the screen, "Nic cannot know about this." he stated firmly.
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Raven blinked, his mind taking a longer to process the words than it normally did. He put a hand on his head, looking a little dizzy. "... Why?" he asked. It wasn't clear which part he required clarification on.
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"I'll explain when you get here. Hurry, before Laurel gets hurt even worse." he said before sending the coordinates.
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Raven glanced down as he got Wolfe's message before looking back up. "I... don't think I'm the best person for this," he said quietly.
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"You're the only person we've got. Don't let us down." and with that he stood.
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Raven didn't look very encouraged, and he didn't say anything as Wolfe stood.
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"She needs you." Wolfe said in a quieter voice, "I know you care about her... just go and give her some support. I suppose we can't expect more than that." he nodded to Raven.
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Raven still looked overwhelmed, but he nodded slowly.
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"Call me once you're in the air." Wolfe stated before nodding and hanging up.
Bee slipped into the room soon after, "What did he want?" she asked Raven quietly. |
Raven was still rather shaken up. It took him a few moments to get his bearings. "... Dan and I need to go to England," he explained quietly.
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Bee blinked, "Uhh..." she watched him for a moment before going over and giving him a reassuring hug, "You look like you need a drink." she nodded sympathetically.
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Raven shook his head. "... We need to get ready," he replied.
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Bee nodded as she released him, "Should I come too? Wolfe won't mind if I join you and James put you in my care after all." she reminded him.
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"... I don't know how long we'll be gone," he told Bee.
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