494 Strangers

"You're saying we threw you away? My dear, in no way did we ever throw you away... we just wished to help you... we didn't 'sell' you to the Holy Empire, we only wanted you to get help with them! They said they would be able to find a way to keep you safe, despite your powers!" Loid exclaimed, "And then, we only heard that the caravan that transported you mysteriously disappeared, and... and we thought you were dead..." 

Sammy looked back at the man in front of her, as her face quickly turned sour, "You're doing it again, aren't you? You're trying to manipulate me again! No, I won't let that happen! Do you even know what it was like back then? I was eight, I wasn't an idiot!" She exclaimed angrily, "Let me tell you what I want you to do right now, alright? I want you to tell me the truth! The actual, absolute truth! Tell me why you came here!"