47 Library of Mages 7 (2/2)
”That's not an option. You know what your father is capable of, he won't let you disobey. Just do what he says and save yourself problems.” After saying this, he left with his goons. I wasn't sure what to think about this. From what I knew Emily was a University student that worked in a cafe. Suddenly having some guy telling her father is excepting to see her like a king demanding from his subject was nothing less than surprising.
”Emily? What happened? Who was that guy?” I couldn't help my curiosity and had to ask.
”Sigh…” she sighed deeply. Her shoulders dropped, and they usually smiled face turned serious. ”I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but now I have not much choice but to ask for help.”
”Go ahead, whatever it is I will help.”
”It's my family. They are… rich. Its one of these huge family's with deep history and thick blood. Elitists. That is the best word to describe them. The three that were just here are my cousins, the one with the scar is Kamal Flores. In our family they created a system, where from young the best are thought and groomed to awaken in the family, the rest only serves them. Kamal is one of the 'servants,' he already was smart, and with little help from the family he joined the university.”
”And where are you in all of this?”
”I… was supposed to awaken in the family and learn from them, but I ran away. I didn't want to be an Artist, I wanted a… mostly normal life, you sometimes know everyone some adrenalin, but a normal life.I got a job, entered a normal university, my family decided to banish, and for a while, I was perfectly fine. Then you showed up.”
”Sorry…”
”No need to. What happened is done. Back to my family, Kamal and some other people that are connected with them noticed that I was here, and they informed my family about the fact I'm in S-calls. They figured that I had to awaken naturally, and now they want me to come back. Especially my father is very persistent about it. He keeps sending messengers telling me to come back.”
”You keep saying 'no,' but he is persisting… is still can't believe you are from some super powerful family… What now? What will your father do if you keep saying 'no'?”
”He may try sending family Artists to get me.”
”He will go that far?”
”You don't know him. He is a power hungry, and if his daughter that awakened naturally joins the family, his influence will skyrocket. To him, I'm nothing more than a tool to be used.”
Her family was terrible. She went as far as running away and cutting herself away from them. Now they think the elemental essence she has in her was awakened naturally, and want to use her to further increase their power.
”What can I do?”
”You remember the second time we met? Almost the same thing.”
The second time we met? It was in the café. She asked me to be her…