There was no question in her own mind it was the best thing for both her and her daughter. The previous regime of grounding was horrid for them both. ...laire had to cope with a sulking and awkward teenager and it invariably meant that her own social activities were affected as she felt she needed to stay at home to ensure that Melanie didn’t breach her grounding, which might last anywhere from one to seven days, with three days being the most common. That meant cancelled lunches or visits to the. The torches shone silver, lit with magic flames rather than ordinary ones. Each cell was fully furnished with a comfortable cot, a table and chair, and even a decorated screen for changing behind, and even a separate wash room. Eigis had made sure that every place in his house looked elegant and smelled good. Even the dungeons. At the moment it was empty except for them.He dragged Hiryu, now wearing little more than shreds, into the nearest cell. This one was different from the others. It was. Her voice must have been lovely once. Living on the street had burned much of its original beauty to ash. The bells jingled on the door, announcing that it had finally closed. "They're called Kanji letters." Why am I even talking to this obviously, penniless kid? Inwardly he balked. Shame at the way he was treating her, warred with his practicality. She's obviously had enough shit in her life and here I go, being rude to her. "Khan-jee letters?" she pronounced carefully. "Yeah," she breathed.. I was still concerned but I had stopped feeling sorry for myself.Dinner was strange. Margret had clearly been crying and she was really quiet. Tina glanced at me with a questioning look and then gave a head nod in Margret's direction."Umm, Margret. Is everything okay?"She sniffled, "Yeah. Everything is fine." You have been crying. Something is wrong." Nothing for you guys to worry about. Some trouble at work. I got my hours cut. Don't worry, everything is okay."She had finished eating so she.