Abby, at this point, unintentionally jerked back and flinch in fear and nervousness as she heard his voice rising. She felt like she had really done something wrong by replying to the gryphon part. Her heart kept racing, and her breathing became more shallow and rapid. While loud noises bothered her, it was more of how sudden it occurred. Mentally, she debated on whether or not to explain how bad her situation really was. Would Scholar try to understand if she explained how it really was? Would it cause more problems if she did? At this rate, her biggest fear would be angering him.<br/><br/>"I'm s-sorry..." Abby replied with a trembling voice, "I really had no idea...but when I was at school, I honestly never heard of mythical creatures...and when I wasn't at school, I was locked in a closet. I wasn't allowed to read books outside of school, watch TV, or have a normal life. Anything I learned was in school books or by hearing other people talk. I never knew other creatures existed...I mean, if I had known, I would've wanted to know more, but that wasn't the case... staying locked in a closet, being only fed crumbs and small amounts of water in the morning...well, aside from lunch at school. Anytime I was allowed out and it wasn't for social worker visits or school, it was simply to clean. I'm pretty much human scum who never had any friends because of how I looked. Well, the emaciated and dirty part." she let out a sigh as she looked down at her feet.<br/><br/>"So I don't know what it's like to be what most people consider normal. Honestly, I don't think I ever will. I'm too far messed up." talking about her life before that day seemed to overwhelm her mentally and emotionally as she tried to hide the tears burning in her eyes. Only then, she realized how bad she really was. Normally thinking about it, she never thought it to be that bad. She knew she lived in a hellhole, but only realized how bad it was when she brought up as much as she did. The tears were beginning to sting as she continued to fight them. She couldn't allow herself to cry. It meant she was weak if she cried. That's what she was always told. She had to keep telling herself that as a way to keep herself from breaking down.