The market

[Maero]

Hoods would find that many of the girls were to damaged to be released. Many answered the questions out of fear of punishment, constantly flinching away from him and expecting pain. Others refused to answer him, asking instead of Arkurus, hoping to make amends for leaving his mansion without permission. And then there were the truly sad cases, those that desired freedom, but were not in any state to have it. Many of these were previous mages and preistesess who had been severed from magic and power, leaving them without the skill to survive on their own, while others were to weak and naive to live outside the care of a master. If released, these girls would die or simply be reenslaved if not taken care of by someone, and there were few who were willing to taken in and heal these poor elves. In the end, only a few were truly fit to leave, but Hoods would decide who left and who stayed.

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As the scream filled the room, Tiff and Lillia ran towards it without having to think, dashing in to save their master. Neko followed, slower since she was so small and fragile. Sarah hesitated, wanting to go help he who saved her from so much...but she didnt want to make this worse for him, and from the sounds of it she would need a strong enotional tie to him, one that all three of the previous girls had and one that she had yet to establish.

(What happened to Rose I wonder...)