Alyxander sat up and moved away a little bit, the pain fading off. "Shh, Kate, it's alright." He whispered, gently wiping her tears away as he had stopped crying. "Besides, revenge will do nothing for this. It'll only make her try to get back at you after all of this. What's done is done. I'll heal." He glanced at Ann as she spoke, then back to Kate. "Your aunt didn't think I was worth the effort to keep alive anymore, as I'd already worked off the debt my family owed to her. She figured she'd stay banished, but sent Lord Draco to abandon me in the wharf instead. They figured I'd die, and didn't care even if I survived. As long as they didn't have to deal with me, they'd said."