You seem much refreshed.’ ‘Yes, thank you.’ ‘That makes one of us. I myself could not sleep.’ ‘Was it the pain in your leg?’ ‘No, some...hing quite different,’ he laughed nervously. ‘I must say something to you, and I hope you do not think me mad.’ ‘What is it?’ He stepped forward to take my hands in his, looked into my eyes, and then haltingly he began to speak. ‘Anna, I did not sleep last night because I could not bear to let you out of my sight. I couldn’t close my eyes for fear of waking and. It’s not so bad, because Victor is at least letting you sit at his table, which is a favor in this country. In a lot of households criminals have to eat in the kitchen because of the shame they’ve brought upon everyone else. There’s a lot of parents who won’t even allow their kid to sit on any of their furniture if he’s collared. He has to eat standing up and kneel if he’s talking to anyone. Victor won’t make you do that unless he’s pissed at you.’ Cecilia briefly talked to Victor in Danubian. “We need to hit this thing with every sealing spell we have. Hopefully we can stop it or slow it down enough for Baltoh to lure that Master of Torture over here.”“Ok, I’ll get us started. Angel Art: Hope Beacon Summoning!” Raphael shouted.Four buildings around the Titan shattered as a group of Hope Beacons appeared in their place, giving all the Archangels four power boosts.“Angel Art: Final Crucifixion!” Rosemary called, feeling her strength return.Shaking the entire city, a massive cross. I had a hard time breathing. We were in my bedroom, next to my bed. I looked to my left, and saw my wife tied up just as I was in a chair. But unlike myself, she had a long piece of tape over her mouth. Tears were visibly running along her cheeks. I heard a muffled sound from the other side.I looked over, and along my bed was my precious daughter, Stacy. She was laid out along the bed, her wrists tied together behind her back. Her nightshirt was bunched up around her waist, which exposed her.