Sky lightly pressed the undamaged side of his face into her small warm hand, tail flicking back and forth. It was rather hard to calm down when he was so agitated. He relaxed slightly when he heard the heavy footsteps get quieter as the man left. "I will calm down when we are free of this wretched place."<br/><br/>He frowned when he noticed the glistening tears sliding down her pale cheeks and was tempted to gently wipe them away but his clawed toes were ill suited for such a task. "Yes, leave. And be quick about it." he replied a bit more gruffly then he intended. He pulled back slightly and watched her pack a few things growing restless.<br/><br/>He let out a faintly amused sound at the mention of the hated dresses. The thick heavy layers of cloth made Annabel resemble a doll far too much for his liking.<br/><br/>Once she was done he backed up a bit so she could climb out onto the thick branch. "Just throw the bags over the balcony; we can pick them up once we are on the ground." He craned is long neck peering at the ground making sure there was no one about. Once they were on the ground it was a simple matter of scaling the short stone fence and walking the short distance to the woods.<br/><br/>Amos stared at the flicker fire in the fireplace of his study and leaned back in the high backed leather chair, in deep thought. If they had sent Annabel off to the school for troubled girls when he had wanted them to then she wouldn't be so unladylike. Now she was boned to a beast. he made a faintly disgusted sound.<br/><br/>No matter. He would deal with the unnatural creature in the morning. Perhaps the traveling circus that was in town out take it. That or one of the more influential families would be interested in making a pet of it.