Damned Woods

[Cecily D Aria]

"I know, so I guess we don't have much," Garin replied and stopped walking.  

[marixe alcyone]

"So is there anything you wanted to find out or look for?" Aquaria asked. "This whole time, we've just been going after shards of my past, so it's your turn now."  

[Cecily D Aria]

"To go after shards of my past?" Garin asked. "I'm not sure what there's left to go after."  

[marixe alcyone]

"But there has to be something you want to look into," Aquaria pressed. "I feel bad about dragging you around on my adventures."  

[Cecily D Aria]

Garin sighed and leaned against a tree. "The only thing I wonder about is what really happened to my parents, but I'm not sure how to find that out. It happened hundreds of years ago."  

[marixe alcyone]

"What were you told?" Aquaria asked.  

[Cecily D Aria]

"Tht my father was very distraught when he came to the Kiden's with me," Garin said. "He wouldn't say what had happened, but he begged for them to take me..."  

[marixe alcyone]

"I'm sorry," Aquaria said quietly. She knew Garin had been hurt from this, but she wanted to help him find the truth.  

[Cecily D Aria]

"I don't even know if my parents are still alive. I know most of my family is dead..." Garin replied, looking away.  

[marixe alcyone]

Aquaria was shocked into silence at this. "Garin...could they have made another vampire that you don't know about?"  

[Cecily D Aria]

Garin turned around on her, looking angered. "No! No! they wouldn't replace me like that! They wouldn't..." he turned back around again, gritting his teeth.  

[marixe alcyone]

"Sorry," Aquaria whispered and looked down. But it is possible. If they thought he was dead, they would have created another to get over their grief, or just have replaced him. It sounds like he was abandoned. she thought.  

[Cecily D Aria]

"It can't be true..." garin said again. His shoulders trembled.  

[marixe alcyone]

"Sorry," Aquaria apologized again. But she knew it was a very real possibility, that his parents had created someone else to take his place for any reason.  

[Cecily D Aria]

"Don't ever say that again," garin told her, seriously.