Seeming to sense that Lucea is finally ready to talk to them, James and Beatrice rush towards her eagerly.
Mia murmurs an excuse and leaves to give the family some privacy as they sort things out between themselves.
Lucea watches Mia for a moment as she disappears, then moves her eyes to her father. She doesn't want to be the first one to say something, waiting for her parents to speak.
"Lucea, I understand that you don't like what happened to you, but avoiding us like this won't solve much of your problems. You are torturing us, we suffering," her father begins. "What should we do to make you forgive us?"
Lucea is quiet for a moment. She stands in a position that would make someone who doesn't know her think she is ready to attack, but her parents understand that she always stands lik
