Seveline was practically passed out, though she could still hear Blane's voice. She stiffened slightly, proving that she was still partially conscious, but relaxed again as some of the pain went away. She then heard him spit aside the venom and what little blood he'd taken from her... any other vampire would have swallowed it, savored the chance to taste her blood. But Blane was refusing to do such a thing. More blood, but again it was spit aside. 'He's true to his promise.' She thought weakly. 'He doesn't take more than he has to, and what he did take he didn't swallow. I've never heard of a vampire doing such a thing.'<br/><br/>By the time Blane had gotten her back to the barn, Seveline was almost entirely passed out from exhaustion, though the pain had somehow gone away. She didn't know that Blane had taken it for himself, that he had healed her like that at the cost of suffering the agonizing pain in her stead. She shifted slightly, but didn't move much after that. Her ragged, pained breathing had calmed back to gentle, shallow breaths. She would be fine by the time she awoke, though the bruises and wounds would remain to tell the tale of her struggles. The girl finally gave into her exhaustion, letting herself fall unconscious. And as she did so, she heard what Blane had said.<span style="font-style: italic">"Rest well Seveline...."</span>Rest well she would, thanks to his bravery. If he hadn't saved her she would have been dead, or at least had to suffer Bastian's torture even more until she managed to escape... it would have been very unlikely though.<br/><br/>...<br/><br/>Seveline woke to the bright sunlight peeking in through the window. The sky was still partly dark and the sun barely risen. The red-haired girl sat up, brushing the blanket off of her. "Why am I in here?" She mumbled quietly with a yawn. "I must've fallen asleep-" Sudden flashes of last night came into her mind; reminders of the torture she'd gone through, the trap... Blane. She glanced around, seeing that Blane was fast asleep in a corner of the loft, far out of the sunlight. 'He saved me. He really saved me.' She thought, getting to her feet. She was still a bit weak, but the pain had gone away at least. She was still wearing Blane's trench coat, and once remembering what had happened to her dress the night before she thought it would be best to head home still wearing the coat.<br/><br/>Sev carefully climbed down the ladder and headed off towards her home. It was a ways away from the barn, as the barn was on the outskirts of the village. Her mind was busy with thoughts of what had happened, still not believing that any of that could have been anything but a nightmare. But the and scars on her arms and legs proved it was anything but a dream as much as she wished it had been. After walking the distance to her home, she opened the door and quietly shut it behind her. The home was silent and still, everything left the way as it had been the last time she'd been here. 'Good , those monstrous vampires didn't come anywhere near my house...' She thought as she snuck up the stairs and into her room. She dug through her closet, finding a long black and red dress. She quickly changed, trying to find something that would cover her arms. She decided to wear a thin little white sweater that covered down to her wrists. As she was about to throw the torn and tattered dress away, she decided to keep it; she didn't have too many dresses, she could just sow this one back up when she got some time off.<br/><br/>As she finished up cleaning up, she heard quiet footsteps in the hallways. She turned towards the door as a little six year old girl wandered to her doorway. "Sevie, where have you been?" She asked softly, yawning as she looked up at her sister. Seveline smiled gently. "I'm sorry I haven't been coming home until late and then leaving before you wake up." She replied, kneeling in front of her younger sibling. "I promise I'll try to get a day off so just the two of us can do something together. Doesn't that sound like fun, Lillie?" Lillie smiled sleepily and nodded. She hugged her older sister, and Sev hugged back before pulling away. "I have to go back to work though, sweetie. I promise I'll try to get out early tonight, okay? Be good for Darcey, okay?" "I will, as always." "That a good girl. I'll see you tonight, okay?" With a smile at her sibling, Seveline headed off down the stairs and out the front door, waving back at her sister as she headed off back to the barn. She had Blane's trench coat hung over her arm, as she wanted to thank him and of course return what was his to him.