The Duke's Bride

[Countess Elaina Moorwood]

I nod at tovas words. "When you revised your haratige if you were alone the only memories you would have would be those ruled by instinct. It's how solders are made. You leave them alone on battlefields to absorb the memories of pain and death and then sing to them of the joy of killing for king and race. You absorbed the memories of your trade and became who you are. The old memories are there but buried. They can come back but they may not come fully."

[Marian Hawke]

"So... whatever happened to me... erased Carol's sister? Am I the demon half?"

[Countess Elaina Moorwood]

"No you haven't finished your transition yet. You are still absorbing memories. If you'd been Weald properly you wouldn't be rendering anything of the before. While you are of demonic haratige you get to decide what you are. WHO you are. You are ferret hawke," I say with a smile, "you get to choose who you are and what you do."

[Marian Hawke]

"So my memories will... come back?"

[Countess Elaina Moorwood]

"Some may not but you will get them back if spend time around your sisters and parents unless you were to go through the sealing ritual but that can't be done here.... and we'd need either a new moon or a full one for best effects.... and  we'd need ..." I shake my head to clear it "we can discuss this latter right now I'm sure your sister has questions about all this and we need to make a plan of escape for them"

[Carver Amell]

"I don't understand, are you Marian or not?" asks Carol, rubbing frustrated tears out of her eyes. "Marian was trouble, always causing problems. I can't trust her."

[Marian Hawke]

"Then -- then no, I'm Garrett. I won't cause trouble."

[Countess Elaina Moorwood]

"Medium died to give life to Garret you are related but it may help to think of him as a long lost brother or cusdian. Still if you have questions now is the t8me fir them" I say

[Marian Hawke]

"I don't... I don't think I'm Marian. I don't have any... it almost feels like... can a half-demon be possessed?"

[Countess Elaina Moorwood]

"No one walked you through your inheritance that feeling will change when we seal your past in ritual. She will be gone forever when you are sealed. Only Garret will remain. Right now you are in the in between place not fully human not fully demonic. Just a mix of both but not fully your own thing either. I know this is complicated and confusing but their will be plenty of time to sort through this. We have a few weeks before the new moon."

[Marian Hawke]

"Alright. Alright. This will make sense later."

[Carver Amell]

"Look, I don't... things are... complicated." Carol flushes, looking away. "I'm... not a virgin. So you won't be able to m-marry me off. But... I c-can be useful in other w-ways."

[Countess Elaina Moorwood]

I look at her confused and it hits me. She thinks theirs a price to this! " I don't need you to be useful I need you to be safe. My aid comes at no cost to you or your sister. Besides I think Tova might kill me if I didn't help you she's taken to you" I say laughing

[Tova koshack]

I nod honestly "I can't help it I'm a mother and when I see a child in need I just have to help"

[Carver Amell]

Carol flinches. "I d-don't need a mother," she says quietly.