The suggestion by Cia that had been made was quite honestly one Quinn never thought about. He had always seen Cia as an outsider, even before all of this happened. Unlike the others, she hadn’t known his secret and kept it hidden amongst them. So there was no bond, no time spent together, and she was right, there was no trust.
In fact, he was the only one that didn’t even want Cia on this trip in the first place, but he had to admit the suggestion itself that was made wasn’t a bad one. However, the main reason why he was thinking this was a selfish one.
Quinn was busy thinking about his quest, the quest to become a leader. Most likely completing that quest would come with several rewards, and one of them was to have ten people in the Cursed family. So far, there was Layla, Peter and Leo, which was 3/10. Honestly, to complete this quest, he didn’t know who he would turn as there were a few downsides into turning people.
The first was not knowing what they would turn into. There were many different options, and some had major downsides such as Peter turning into a ghoul. The second reason was the loss of ability, and this was why he had never even thought about making the suggestion to both Logan and Vorden. Their abilities were strong and useful. More times then one if they didn’t have them, they would have been dead by now.
And even Layla was yet to find a new ability for herself after losing the last one.
The important thing before any of this was, could he even return her memories?
"System, is there a way for Cia to have her memories returned?" Quinn asked.
"Through an action of yourself or through her own actions, it is indeed an impossible task." The system replied. "But it is not impossible. One of the leader’s vampire abilities might be able to help you see, but I’m not sure if the ability remains the same, or if she is still the leader. At the same time, I very much doubt they would ever help a human."
It sounded like a long and complicated process and nearly impossible. They were just about to go against the whole vampires’ structure and community, and that included the leaders. After these events, if they made it out alive, Quinn very much doubted that any of the leaders would be willing to help them.
Looking at Cia’s face, Quinn was at a mix of what to tell her. Maybe the systems way wasn’t the only way, and her memories could return eventually. This way, he would also have a strong ally.
"I’ll think about it. It isn’t a no, but it isn’t a yes. I promise I’ll let you know by the end of the day." Quinn said, as he knew he needed to make a decision quite fast.
"Thank you." Cia politely replied as she went away with Layla.
There were more than enough rooms in the castle for everyone to get a good nights sleep. But before they could enjoy the nice relaxing comfy soft beds. They were all busy doing their own things. Quinn and Peter were busy training away in the reception area.
With Edward gone, they felt like it was possible that there could be vampires on the outside keeping an eye on them, and for now, the safest place was the castle. Where the only people who knew the combination to the circle lock, were Peter, Quinn and Edward himself.
As for the two girls, Layla tried to fill her in with more detail about what had happened in her past, including things about Pure.
Timmy, he was worried about Edward, wondering why he hadn’t come back yet. "What will I do?" Timmy thought. He didn’t really know the others well, and although he had agreed to follow the tenth, what they were planning to do, it was too much of a big step for him.
Quinn had told Timmy, he didn’t expect him to do anything. Just telling them where to go, and being their guide was helpful enough.
He looked at the book in his hands that was given by Edward. For once he had the chance to gain power, to be stronger than some of the other vampires. What was the point if he had this power, who was he getting stronger for? For the other vampire leaders?
Still, undecided with what he would do, Timmy knew he wouldn’t waste this opportunity and opened the book. He wouldn’t waste the gift and learn the ability given by Edward.
The ones that were busiest though was Logan, and the two boys. Having taken a blood sample from Borden, he was trying to see if the details matched up with the green liquid he had created. It wouldn’t take long for him to find out the results, and after a short while, he had his answer.
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