Rain looked at Tyler as he questioned why it had happened. Chewing on the inside of her lip as she frowned slightly, deciding whether to voice her opinion or not. "I think there is more to it than what Tex is letting on. But I also think that she is confused and maybe a little scared. For now, it might be best to let her rest a bit," she replied, a thoughtful look still on her face. As the rest of the men gathered round, she could tell they were all curious and a bit wary about what was going on.<br/><br/>Rain could imagine how crazy this all seemed to them all. But then again, they weren't exactly dealing with a sane man. Court was obsessive, possessive, greedy, and ruthless. He wasn't going to just give up because they had rescued Court's most powerful weapon against her. Rain grinned as the men groaned, finding amusement in their protests. They knew that no amount of protesting would change Tyler's mind but they still attempted it.<br/><br/>As Tyler's hand closed around hers when the men began to return to their chores, Rain trailed along with Tyler to the training ring. Rain stood next to the training ring's gate and waited for Tyler's instructions. She didn't know one thing about training horses but she had learned how to ride them on her long journey to Tyler's home. "Are you getting on her back after we manage the reins? Or are we intending on holding onto the reins while she runs about?" she asked, easing up next to Tyler, trying her best to not spook the wild mare. "Should I keep her calm and focused on me while you try the reins?" she suggested, keeping the mare in her peripheral vision. Noting as the mare kicked up dust with her hooves and laid her ears back briefly in agitation at the two of them being in close proximity of her.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/><br/>Tex quickly scrambled off the floor and scrubbed the tears from her eyes with the sleeves of her shirt as Kaden lightly rapped his knuckles on the door. Composing herself, she did her best to straighten her shirt and push her long hair back away from her face. Considering this, Tex let her hair fall back to somewhat cover the already healing bruises on her face. But without any proper clothing that really fit her or the necessary tools to cover up the injured areas of her face and body, the just out of bed look would have to do.<br/><br/>Clearing her throat softly to disguise the fact she had been crying, Tex stepped up to the door and waited to see whether Kaden would make another attempt. When he knocked again, Tex had to take a couple of deep breaths to calm her racing heart. He had come to check on her. "I'm okay, just tired still I guess," her muffled answer came from behind the door as she moved towards the window.<br/><br/>Sitting on the ledge of the window sill just as Kaden opened the door, surprise flitted over her features. She looked down at her feet as he leaned against the doorframe basically staring her down. When she heard the door click closed and Kaden's scent was confined to the bedroom, is when Tex glanced up at Kaden with curiosity. Last night he had tried his hardest to avoid her and now he wanted to be in a closed room with her? He certainly was his own kind of mystery. A slight blush burned her cheeks as he offered to get her something or make her food.<br/><br/>"I-I'm fine thank you. I think maybe it was just a little… overwhelming. Going from something like being trapped in Court's home to something of a normal life in the matter of hours. Thanks for letting me help with the horse," Tex answered quietly, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips. Letting her gaze travel back down to the wood floor, she rapped her fingertips against the window sill and pushed off, wandering around the room slowly but keeping a few feet between the two of them. It made her nervous when she was alone in a room with a man, but because it was Kaden she wasn't panicking like she normally would.<br/><br/>Stopping dead still and looking Kaden straight in the eyes as he questioned what had happened, Tex chewed on her bottom lip a little bit as she began to think about her losing consciousness. "I… I don’t know how but I know it was Court. When it happened it felt like my head was splitting open and then I could feel my consciousness leave my body. I think I died for a second. But maybe it was just my imagination. I was having dreams of Rain and I as kids, of when I first saw you and wondering about how someone so perfect could exist…then nightmares of the days and nights I spent in Court's place… and those… horrible 'visitors' that would come and go as they pleased… and then I think at some point I could hear Court whispering something far away but I couldn't make out what he was saying. Finally, I woke up. I couldn't remember anything at first and then it all came rushing back to me. I was safe at my new home with my new family," she explained quietly, picking roughly at the frayed edges of her shorts as she mentioned her dream of Kaden and Court's home.<br/><br/>Silence settled over the room and Tex was swept under in a wave of many emotions. She felt embarrassed, disgusted with herself and her time spent unwillingly at Court's home, despair, but most strongly she felt the relief of being safe. Tex's eyes wandered everywhere in the room but to meet Kaden's eyes. She was afraid of what she would find there. Running her fingers over the edge of the nightstand next to her bed, she was very aware of Kaden's presence hovering close by which made her want to pace the length of the room repeatedly in nervous tension. She was trying to be cautious with him; the looks and actions Kaden had been showing signaled his wariness towards her so she stayed a respectful distance. "I think that Court somehow still has me trapped. I wont be able to get away… I was caged there for too long…" Tex murmured mainly to herself but also to Kaden as she glanced out the window at the rolling hills of tall prairie grass.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/><br/>Court sat rigidly across the table from the old hag that he had met with earlier. "Well, what is the progress?" he asked impatiently, a nervous tick starting up just beneath his left eye. The old hag only scoffed and leaned back into her chair. "She is weak, Tex has spent far too much time here to be able to fight me off. It will take a couple of weeks at most to break her. But when she breaks, she will be mine to control," she answered simply, shrugging as she pushed herself up out of the chair. Heading for the door, the hag stopped and looked back at Court. "Make sure you are doing what you wish to do. After this ritual is complete, I can not save her," she warned before leaving the room and slamming the door shut behind her.<br/><br/>Court stared at the door for a while before turning his head to look out the window at the forest surrounding his home. Resting his head in his hands, he sighed heavily and rubbed his eyes from exhaustion. All he wanted was Rain. But if he had to destroy everything she cared about, he would. If that is what it took.