Roxana — Chapter 17

I CAN HANDLE THIS, MY LADY.

PLEASE STEP BACK.

EMILY.

EMILY ACQUIRES POWER BY SACRIFICING HER LIFE SPAN.

FINE, BUT DON'T USE YOUR POWERS.

WOULD YOU LIKE ONE OF THESE, EMILY?

THESE RODS FROM THE CAGE MAKE DECENT WEAPONS.

GRIZELDA AGRECE. ROXANA'S OLDER HALF-SISTER.

YES, MY LADY.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THE ONES THAT ARE OUTSIDE.

DO YOU NEED MY HELP?

IT'S OKAY. THIS MUST BE ONE OF JEREMY'S TERRIBLE PRANKS AGAIN.

YOU SHOULD HURRY BEFORE YOUR TOY GETS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR.

XA--!

I KNOW I SHOULD'VE EXPECTED THIS,

XANA!!!

BUT--

I DIDN'T THINK DEON WOULD BE THE ONE TO CAPTURE CASSIS.

WHAT'S MY MOTHER DOING HERE, JEREMY?

WELL...

I THINK SHE CAME LOOKING FOR YOU BECAUSE SHE WAS WORRIED.

IT'S TOO DANGEROUS HERE.

TAKE HER INSIDE.

SIERRA!

OH MY, WHAT HAPPENED?!

DID THAT MONSTER ATTACK YOU?!

DID YOU KILL IT, DEON?

WELL DONE!

I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD OF YOU IN MY LIFE!

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!

HE'S THE ONE WHO HURLED THE MONSTER IN HER DIRECTION!

P-PARDON ME?

N-NO...

PLEASE DON'T...

NOT ACHILLE...

DON'T KILL ACHILLE...

LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO HER, DEON! WHY'D YOU HAVE TO GO AND KILL HIM?

NOT ONLY DID YOU TRY TO STEAL MY TOY,

BUT YOU ALSO PLACED MY MOTHER IN DANGER.

I WON'T FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS.

IS THIS THE THANKS I GET...

...FOR CAPTURING YOUR RUNAWAY DOG?

I NEVER ASKED YOU TO.

HE BELONGS TO ME. I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO GETS TO PUNISH HIM.

STEP ASIDE, NOW.

I GUESS I'LL LET IT GO THIS TIME...

...SINCE I HAD MORE FUN THAN EXPECTED TODAY.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU THIS UPSET IN A LONG TIME.

IT PUTS ME IN A GOOD MOOD.

BUT I'D ENJOY IT EVEN MORE...

...IF YOU CRIED LIKE LAST TIME.

YOU F*CKING ASSHOLE!!!

GET AWAY FROM XANA!!!

I'LL F*CKING KILL YOU!!!

MY LADY,

AS YOU'VE REQUESTED, I'VE PUNISHED THOSE GUARDS WHO CAME INTO THE GREENHOUSE.

HOWEVER, SOME WERE ALREADY DEAD BY THE TIME I FOUND THEM.

THEY MUST HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE MONSTERS THAT ESCAPED.

AS A RESULT, WE CAN'T EXACTLY SAY...

...IF MASTER DEON WAS REALLY BEHIND THIS OR NOT.

I SEE,

DEAD MEN CAN'T SPEAK, AFTER ALL.

SOME CLAIM THAT IT WAS LADY MARIA...

...WHO TRIED TO LET YOUR TOY OUT UNDER THE PRETENSE OF MASTER DEON,

AND THAT SHE ABANDONED THE PLAN WHEN THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND.

INTERESTING.

ACTUALLY,

"I" WAS THE ONE WHO ORDERED CASSIS TO BE ESCORTED TO THE GREENHOUSE USING DEON'S NAME.

I DIDN'T EXPECT FOR THINGS TO TURN OUT THIS WAY,

BUT THE RESULTS AREN'T TOO BAD.

HOWEVER, I NEVER THOUGHT JEREMY WOULD OPEN THE MONSTER HUTCH.

EITHER WAY, CASSIS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND HIS WAY OUT.

THAT'S BECAUSE ONLY HALF OF THE BLUEPRINTS I SHOWED HIM WERE REAL.

I WAS TRYING TO SHOW HIM THAT HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ESCAPE WITHOUT MY HELP.

INSTEAD, HE CHOSE TO SAVE MY MOTHER OVER HIS ESCAPE.

WHAT WILL CASSIS PEDELIAN'S PUNISHMENT BE, MY LADY?

THROW HIM INTO THE HALLUCINATION ROOM.

YES, MY LADY.

LADY ROXANA, I HAVE A MESSAGE FROM LADY SIERRA.

COME IN.

IS MY MOTHER AWAKE?

YES, AND SHE'S ASKING FOR YOU, MY LADY.

SHE ISN'T IN THE CONDITION TO VISIT YOU HERSELF,

SO I'VE COME TO GIVE YOU THIS MESSAGE.

I SEE, I'LL PAY HER A VISIT.

LEAD THE WAY.

ARE YOU OKAY, XANA?

I'M FINE, MOTHER.

I HEARD THOSE MONSTERS BROKE INTO THE GREENHOUSE! ARE YOU REALLY OKAY?!

PLEASE CALM DOWN, MOTHER.

I'M NOT HURT AT ALL.

SEE? THERE'S NOT A SINGLE SCRATCH ON ME.

THAT'S A RELIEF.

MOTHER, WHAT WERE YOU DOING OUTSIDE EARLIER?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN YOUR ROOM.

DID YOU NOT HEAR ABOUT THE BREACH AT THE MONSTER HUTCH?

I DID.

I HEARD IT HAPPENED NEAR THE GREENHOUSE,

SO I WENT THERE BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF ME.

BUT FRANKLY...

...I WISH YOU HADN'T.