"W-well this is the military, not the police. D-Dad calls me every day, and if I don’t answer he goes and checks on me as well. D-deny it all you want, but someone will come for me.” Peyton disregarded the bit about Noelia though, not really caring about the girl. Peyton still had one ace in the hole: alchemy. She was going to use it to protect her life until she found her opening to escape. If that meant binding Noelia to the bed with metal bars, so be it.
♛【 “Military?” Oh sheesh, he’s had trouble with them in the past, after he borrowed one of the soldiers for his project. “Why do you hate this circus so much, Miss? Most people enjoy this circus.” Dinner was still ongoing, but everyone had stopped their conversations to listen in, from the other side of the long, wooden table sat Nikita and Hayden, listening in with everyone else, occasionally whispering to each other. 】