"What do you say?" Zorlo asked, smiling at Selene. Zorlo, Zorlo, Zorlo... how do you always manage to get us into these kind of things? I'm so... She clenched her fists tightly as she heard someone speak to her for the first time. He told her to pull it together, although she didn't bother to look up. She continued her thoughts, the tears increasing. I'm so tired of this! I just want to... to slap you! And say, "Stop getting us into so much trouble all the time!" Managing to ignore her frustration for the moment, she wiped her blurry eyes to ask, "Who's t-that?"

The reply didn't please her. Although Selene was naive, she was not stupid. She knew sarcasm when she sensed it. Blubbering? She was hurt. Wouldn't anyone do this in a situation when they were likely to die? She watched the men come to visit Zorlo's cell first and shot to her feet, ready to protect him to her death if necessary, again. I've died for him before, I'll die once more if needed.

...Nevermind.

Mentally, Selene made a note as she stared wide-eyed at Johnny. Do not anger this man. She could hardly move, her attention directed at the corpses piled to the right of her where just moments ago, the two men, both alive, had been.

"Gonna stop crying now, lady?"

She jerked her head towards him, blinking a few times to relieve herself of her shock. Come on, Selene. You're a princess of heaven. You need to wake up and stop being such a baby. You can fight, too. Don't be so helpless. She wiped her eyes and sniffed once, looking at Cadenza. The woman had attempted to comfort her. For that, the former prisoner was grateful. "Thank you..." she said softly to her before turning her attention to Johnny. "My name's not 'lady', thank you very much. It's Selene." She passed him and shrank to Zorlo. "What do we do now?"

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Thanks to you... <3 Selene, Raziel, Arlen and Kate