The duke slammed his old fashioned glass down on the table devoid of scotch once more he suddenly slammed his fist on the table as he said loudly with a great fiery passion, "Angel's Demon's Devil's be damned!!! I shall not let anyone touch my GrandDaughters and make them lab experiments. It would condemn Lafiel to a hellish existence and you as well Sophia for what! For what I say! A glimpse at immortality! A cure to Illness and aging! An improvement to all of mankind! It matters not who or what you are you GrandDaughters of mine are human and never deserve to suffer you are my family. I shall strike down every man, woman, Nomad and Abomination that dare tries. Especially Lafiel look at her the virus from the river rendered her mind so innocent, helpless and child like she is probably the most pure being in this life and you know what humanity does as a whole. It protects children and that which can't protect itself from all that is evil and mean it harm." The Duke suddenly found his words cut short he clutched his right hand to his chest waving off his family with the other his face contorted in both fury and agony.
The Marquess dropped his tea cup it bounced off the table smashing his gaze looking up from the paper he had. His face had gone blank with shock tearing through the mask as he heard the words spoken then he watched his father in pain sliding his chair over as the Duke waved him off.
Sophia had grabbed the Dukes hand soothingly her gaze scared with concern she placed her hand into his vest examining him. Her gaze reflected the sadness as revealed to her was the true state of her Grandfathers health.
The Duke began coughing as his hands moved to his jacket pocket thumbling with a small medical hypodermic injector. He dropped it to the floor as his body spasmed. Sophia was on her feet and snatched it out of the air before it could touch the ground nobody seeing her movements just the end result of the injector being pressed to the Duke's neck and the sound of a sharp click as it was applied the medicine bypassing skin as it was injected instantly without the use of a needle. Sophia held her left hand upon the Dukes shoulder reassuringly as her GrandFathers breathing panned out once more the pain easing away as he relaxed once more.
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