Essence of Quinn Parts 3 & 4: Papa IV Era & The Main Event - Fate Breaker (MxM)

Her Father's Daughter

Secondo, Councillor Shay, Quinn and Air made their way back to the infirmary to the room that Amaya was occupying. Quinn’s guts were churning and Air must have been able to feel it because he took his hand, weaving their fingers together and holding it firmly. Quinn offered him a weak smile and they entered the room.

Amaya beamed at him when she noticed him amongst the others and it stabbed him straight in the heart. He wondered if she would still look at him that way in a few moments time.

“Thank you for sitting with her, Cirrus. It is much appreciated,” Secondo said. “Will you excuse us for a while? We have some things to discuss with Amaya but I will call on you again later if that suits?”

Cirrus looked to Amaya and frowned.

“Is that okay with you, love?” she asked. “Because I can stay if you need me to.”

Quinn smirked, loving that Cirrus would go against what she’d been told if Amaya wanted her to stay.

Amaya looked at the ghouls and Secondo warily but she shook her head.

“I’ll be okay,” she said bravely.

Cirrus sighed and got to her feet.

“I don’t have plans for the next couple of days so call me when you need me. I’ll get her some clothes and other bits and drop them off in a little while. She’s not too much smaller than Sunny so I’m sure we can get her a few things to keep her going.”

Secondo thanked the ghuleh and she left.

Amaya sat cross legged on the bed. Quinn noticed the half eaten food that was left on the table next to her and he made a mental note to personally thank Cirrus and Earth for looking after her while he was gone.

Secondo and Shay went to sit on the chairs by the bed and the ghouls remained standing, dotted around the room. Quinn found himself moving within arms reach of her, irrationally worried that she might need him for protection, even though he trusted everyone in the room with his very life.

“I am Secondo and this is Councillor Shay, he represents the Ghoul Council on Earth. We need to ask you about your family back in your home dimension,” Secondo said to her in Ghoulish.

She looked surprised that he could speak their language, and so fluently, but she recovered quickly.

Amaya dropped her eyes to her lap and frowned. Quinn sensed that she was apprehensive about that and he sent her some mojo to relax her. She smiled at him and raised her eyes to Secondo.

“What do you need to know?”

“Just some basic details, such as the whereabouts of your parents and the circumstances leading up to you being summoned. We shall start with parents, if that is okay with you. Who are your parents?”

She nodded and took a shaky breath.

Quinn found himself gritting his teeth as he listened. The mention of her so-called parents making his blood boil.

“My sire died when I was small, so I didn’t really know him. He was a water ghoul.”

She glanced over at Quinn for a moment and he could feel his eyes glowing as he tried to rein himself in. He shut down his quintessential self because he knew that Amaya would be able to feel his emotions and she would be confused as to why he was reacting that way. She shivered and frowned at him when she realised what he’d done, confused anyway.

“What was his name?” Shay asked her.

“His name was Varuna. My mother didn’t speak of him much.”