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Lerista had debated with himself to get involved or not. Of course he had heard the mummers of people in town. They thought it unnatural and some kind of abomination that lived in that house. Lerista had long since secluded himself from the world, but that didnt stop his old feeling that he needed to defend. Against his better judgement he went to her house that night, only to find that he was far too late. The house was wrecked, just before he entered he heard the sounds of crying and rapid footsteps. He looked up just in time to see this girl come flying off the balcony. He couldnt ignore this, not right now. So he reached out and caught her easily enough, her body was small and light. It did bring him to his knees from the impact, but he was alright. He looked down into the face of the girl and mentally sighed. He knew who it was...seemed those people didnt get her. And that made him very glad, she would live on. He stood back up and shifted her to a better position before taking off to his home.

Lerista had left her in one of his guest rooms. He couldnt very well hang around her bed for a few days. He had some papers he had to take care of, and while he did trust his workers, he didnt rely on them to handle his work. He had just finished with another stack of paperwork when his maid ran in looking flustered. "M'lord, she is awake." Lerista stood up and stretched for a moment before leaving the room. He didnt ask who she was referring to, because he knew who it was. He wouldnt push her too much right now, after all the death of her family would be traumatic. And while he tried to keep himself emotionally seperate from the world, he was still connected as his lord had made him. He entered the girls room, motioning for the maid to stay in the hallway. He wanted to talk with her alone, for this might not be easy to explain.

Seeing her awake he approached quietly and sat down on the edge of her bed. He was silent as he looked up at the ceiling for a moment before breathing out lightly. "You were nearly gone...I'm sorry...I wasnt able to help out." He turned to look at her square in her eyes. "What do you think right now?"

Lerista looked down at this small youngling in his bed and rubbed the back of his neck slowly at her questions. He had expected this, the anger and confusion of why she wasnt dead and why he had saved her. But he couldnt just come right out and say he was an angel...that just wouldnt do. After all, it took his maid years before she came to grips with it and what that implied. He sat down on the edge of the bed, not too close to her since he didnt want to frighten her. "My name is Lerista...I own the manor your laying in right now, its a good distance away from town...and your not dead because I caught you when you were falling. I..." Here he sighed and looked to the side with a sorrowful look about him. "I couldnt get there fast enough...I'm sorry." He closed his eyes and mentally berated himself. He was attached to these mortal beings. So seeing some die and with him unable to save them...it was honestly painful to think about. He opened one eye and looked at her. "I brought you here because...I've seen enough death....and what they did was wrong, so why should you be punished?"

Lerista sighed lightly and knelt down next to where she was lying. "There is much humans do not yet understand...and its because of this that they fear you. As for what makes me different...well there is a whole lot of difference between them and me." He hated doing this at times, but honestly this girl needed some more physical proof. And it wasnt as if she was going to run to the nearest villager to tell them what she saw, not after what they did. So his wings extended, despite him having fell they were still so white that they almost glowed. "I am...was an angel of the heavens...so I have seen a lot." He offered her a warm smile.

Lerista was about to give her permission but he was a bit surprised as she went ahead and nestled herself into his wing. He had shown a few people his wings before and he found different varying results, even once somebody feared him because of them as they thought him to be the angel of death...or something like that. But this would be the first time he had somebody actually nestle into his wings. It didnt feel that bad at all, it felt actually pleasant and he felt warm while she did it. He was still smiling at her warmly. "You neednt apologize...honestly it felt kinda nice. Never had somebody snuggle into my wings before." He knelt down by the couch and settled his hands in his lap. "It is nice to meet you Viola...though I wish we could have met under other circumstances..." His face grew a bit concerned.