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It took Vixen awhile to wake up, she had gotten a fever and wasn't feeling so well when she did wake up. She sat up and felt her head spin a little so she leaned forward and put her head in her hands. "Oh... Sinz, Souls, why do I feel so awful?" she asked and Souls appeared sitting next to her. "After you passed out you started to get a bit of a fever... we don't really know why... I think it's from the stress that the shock put on your body... he did have ahold of that collar for about two minutes after all." Souls said softly and Sinz appeared sitting at the foot of the bed and nodded. "But don't worry... he won't hurt you for being a klutz now... and I found out where that music was coming from... the prince plays the violin... but I don't think he wants many people to know that so you better keep your mouth shut about it." she muttered and Vixen blinked some though nodded a bit. She then looked to her window and shot up out of bed. "Oh no! I missed clean up after desert! Crap he's gonna be ticked!" she exclaimed and then gasped when she felt firm hands on her shoulders pushing her back down into bed. "YOu're not going anywhere you're still burning up, the prince can get over you not cleaning up after desert." Sinz snapped and Vixen sighed but nodded as she laid back down.
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After a while, he drank some more water and cleared his throat before beginning to play something new. He didn't know how it would sound, but he really didn't care. As long as he liked it, that was all that mattered. "I think I should go see if Vixen actually cleaned up after desert. If she didn't, I hope she has a very good excuse." he said as he abruptly stopped playing and hid the instrument then headed out to her room. Knocking three times, he entered the room and closed the door behind him. "Just came to know if you cleaned up after desert..." he said.
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(When was he yelling?)
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((When he shouted at her))
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(yeah but I had put kinda a skip in it had been like two hours before that he yelled at her.)
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After a while, he drank some more water and cleared his throat before beginning to play something new. He didn't know how it would sound, but he really didn't care. As long as he liked it, that was all that mattered. "I think I should go see if Vixen actually cleaned up after desert. If she didn't, I hope she has a very good excuse." he said as he abruptly stopped playing and hid the instrument then headed out to her room. Knocking three times, he entered the room and closed the door behind him. "Just came to know if you cleaned up after desert..." he said.
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Vixen sat up when she heard the knock at the door... maybe a little too fast for her head started to spin but Souls kept her sitting up straight. "She just woke up a few minutes ago worrying about the same thing.... I took care of it... she had been passed out at the time and I wasn't about to wake her up knowing she had a fever as well." Souls said softly and Sinz just nodded a bit as she looked over at the prince not really caring about the job that much since she knew Souls would have done it.. so she had just stayed in the room and made sure that Vixen was okay.
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"A fever?" repeated Valefar as he walked over to Vixen and looked at her carefully. "Let's see..." he said and placed his cold hand on her forehead which was pretty hot. "Hmm...well you're still pretty warm." he said as he pulled his hand away. "I guess you'll have to rest until you get better. As much as I prefer to see you out working, I never force sick people to work. I'll tell Eofe that you're ill and I'll have another maid help her around the house. I'm sure you're thanking your gods that you're sick so you can't work." he muttered and shook his head. "In any case, I'll leave you alone now so you can get better..." he said and turned to leave.
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"Actually... I like working... and I like helping Eofe." Vixen said softly and Sinz glared at her. "How many times have I told you before? When you're sick you can't work... you'll make yourself worse just like you always used to." she hissed softly and Vixen sighed before laying back down with a heavy sighed at what her guardian said.
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"Oh dear....now then. Vixen, It surprises me very much that you like working. I've never met anyone before who has said that they like working. However, your guardian is correct. You need to rest and get better, it wouldn't do anyone any good to have you help and then pass out in the process." he said and noticed something blue in the corner. When he approached it, his eyes widened. "What....is...this?" he asked as he looked over at Vixen.
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Vixen blushed a little at his comment knowing it was true then was a little taken off guard when he asked what something was. She looked over to what he was looked at and saw he had noticed Amber sitting on her perch. "Oh... That's Amber... my brother(or was it cousin?) gave her to me... my parents put out a rule that my siblings nor most others couldn't come to this kingdom once they returned home... so he gave Souls Amber when she went to go pick up Setta so I could send letters to him and others... they wanted me to keep in touch even though they weren't aloud to come here." Vixen explained softly as she watched Amber look at Valefar cocking her head a bit and cooing at him some.
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Valefar examined Amber carefully. "I see...very interesting. So Amber is your messenger...I see." he said and wanted to touch this bird but decided not to. "It seems you have a lot of people here with you. You have two guardians and two pets...." he said and frowned slightly. "All I have is Charlie..." he whispered to himself and took a deep breath before letting it out slowly. "Well at least you won't be alone...you have company." he added. It was a bit cruel that her parents didn't allow any form of contact to come from Vixen to her siblings and vise versa. A messenger bird was always a wonderful idea though, a very clever idea indeed.
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"I'm sorry.... but... my offer from before still stands... if you ever need anyone to talk to or anything... I'm here... I want to be your friend... even if it seems impossible now." Vixen said softly and both of her guardian's were shocked. After all the pain he had caused her... and him being the main reason she was sick now... she still wanted to be nice to him... she was more of an angel then most angels were... but she didn't have the wings of one... this world could be so odd sometimes...
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Valefar gasped audibly at what Vixen said and he placed a hand over his heart. "You....want to be my friend?!" he repeated even more shocked. Dropping his hand to the side he shook his head. "Vixen...you do not want to be my friend. You're just saying you want to be my friend because you're feeling pity. You're doing it because you feel bad. I already have a friend, Charlie." he said quietly. "I should go now...you need to rest." he said and headed to the door.
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"No! I'm not just saying that! I said it the first day I was here too... it's not because of my fever I'm being serious! and in all honesty the only friend I've ever had was Setta... I just got Amber... and Sinz and Souls are my guardians... a part of my... other then Setta I don't have any friends either... is it so hard to believe that I would like you to be my friend?" Vixen asked softly hoping that he believed her and didn't think she was trying to suck up or whatever.
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"It is very hard to believe that someone like you wants to be friends with someone like me." he confessed and sighed. "You're my slave Vixen...I find it very had to think of you as anything else." he said before heading out the door and slamming it closed behind him. "I don't need friends..." he said as he walked out of there and headed out to the pond. "I already have Charlie...why would I want anyone else?" he asked himself and frowned as he sat in the middle of the pond thinking.
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Vixen watched as Valefar left and sighed heavily looking down. "Why would you want to be friends with him anyone Vixy?... he's already hurt you so much.." Sinz asked and Vixen looked at her. "Maybe... if he could see me as a friend... he wouldn't hurt me anymore... and I would like to be his friend... ya never know it might help my situation... but you can't force someone to be your friend..." she sighed softly as she laid down and curled up in the covers. Sinz and Souls looked at each other and for once in a long while they agreed on something... they needed to get Valefar to stop hurting her and see her as something more then a slave... if she wanted to be his friend after all that he had done to her why couldn't they be friends?
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Valefar looked around and saw Charlie staring at him. "Hey Charlie, come here..." he said and patted his thigh as he watched Charlie slither his way to his lap. Valefar then gently began to pet Charlie and hum a song to himself as he sat there in the murky water. "Do you think I need another friend Charlie?" he asked quietly and looked down at his pet who yawned in response. "Yeah, I didn't think so...you're the only friend I need." he whispered and looked up at the sky as he pet Charlie.
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A few days had passed and Vixen got sicker after the first day or so... then started to get better though after that it became clear that Eofe was getting sick. A day after Vixen had gotten Sick Eofe had came into her room and most have gotten too close... she had contracted an angel sickness and no one knew how to cure it... now even Vixen or Souls. They all just hoped that she would recover... but things weren't looking too good. Vixen had taken over all of Eofe's jobs by now, she was quite busy most of the time, and when she wasn't busy cleaning she was catering to Eofe hoping to help her get better. She barely got any sleep but that didn't stop her from trying to do the best she could.
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Valefar hadn't even known that Eofe had gotten sick, no one really wanted to tell him. Not even his parents dared tell him what was happening. Valefar didn't even ask since he was always cooped up in his room playing music, out in the garden relaxing, or spending time with Charlie at the pond. "Hmm...I haven't seen Eofe around lately, I wonder what she's up to..." he said to Charlie as they looked at the stars.
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Vixen sighed as she stopped at Eofe's door again and peaked in to see her asleep but still seeming to be running a fever. She walked in and changed the rag on her forehead with a cool one and walked back out of the room then went to see that desert was done and walked out to the pond. "Prince Valefar... desert is ready and the table is set and ready." she said softly waiting to see if he had anything to say before she went back in. She didn't look like she had slept in a few days... even though everyone knew she had... it was the fact she was worried and felt guilty for getting Eofe sick... yet the prince never seemed to notice... he hadn't even went to see if Eofe was okay... no one had told him and they had all suggested that she not say anything either... but why? Wouldn't it be better if he knew?
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Valefar visibly tensed up when he heard Vixen's voice instead of Eofe's. "You're not Eofe..." he started before standing and turning to stare at Vixen. "Why are you announcing desert? You're not even supposed to be in the kitchen...why isn't Eofe doing it?!" he ordered. Valefar then frowned and walked over to Vixen. "Why haven't I seen Eofe in the past few days?" he whispered, afraid his voice would break. You could tell he was afraid. Valefar never showed fear of anything...but now, his fear was very visible.
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"I haven't been in the kitchen... I was just sent to tell you." Vixen said softly then closed her eyes and sighed. She knew that the others didn't want her to say anything but they hadn't been asked directly. "She's been sick for the last few days... I've been taking care of most of her jobs and checking up on her." she said softly though didn't mention how everyone else had told her not to say anything.
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Valefar's eyes widened in fear and surprise at what she said. "She's....been sick?!" he said and shook his head. "Why didn't anyone tell me!" he snapped. "Why...why wouldn't anyone tell me!? Eofe...she's dear to me...not a friend but dear to me anyway..." he said and glared at her. "You got her sick! You knew she was sick and you didn't tell me!" he growled and reached out to grab her collar but stopped. "I hate you so much right now, you're not even worthy of being punished anymore. It wouldn't even make a difference!" he spat and stormed right past her and into the kitchen.
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Vixen looked saddened then flenched when she saw Valefar reaching for her collar but paused and spat the words at her. "No Valefar-" she tried to tell him it wasn't her fault... but he was gone back into the house. She sighed heavily and walked back in and to her room where she sat down to rest for a few minutes before she would go to check on Eofe again.
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