"Captain Artimus has despised me from the day I was born. He always said he longed for a daughter like you." He replied, his voice gaining a frigid, empty edge to it.<br/><br/>He placed a small kiss on her cheek before laying on his stomach again after placing her back on the stool. Drawing upon his magic, he erected a barrier that would shield them from sight as well as negate any mages from detecting it from the outside. The air rippled with charged energy as the barrier manifested itself. It was a difficult thing to do but he had gotten better at it with practice. The only drawbacks was it would back someone back if they ran into it or fail if he ran out of strength.<br/><br/>"There, that should give some protection to us," He said with a small sigh as his strength decreased even further, "Do whatever you wish to me."<br/><br/>He let his eyes close as he waited. He'd tensed up as hard as stone with memories battering at him. He'd sworn to make Captain Artimus pay for all the suffering he made him suffer. But this mage.... Kate.... Could completely derail his plans. He'd loved the way she seemed to fit perfectly against him.<br/><br/>'Katheryn Lyons...... Just what is it that you have over me?'