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[daleysebastian]

Since the full moon, Sebastian had been alternately attempting not to move and dealing with things he didn't have the energy to deal with. He hadn't had any rest, it seemed, since his birthday. He'd spent most of the night uncharacteristically outside, pacing the estate and listening carefully for any sign of danger. He'd been useless, in the end,

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[daleysabrina]

There had been a lot on Sabrina's mind since the last full moon, enough worry to last her a life time actually and that didn't even include the conversation that she had had with Jemma the next morning. It was strange enough that the two of them had actually managed to get through a full conversation together, skipping over most pleasantries and going right into the important and pressing issues

[daleysabrina]

"I thought it was impossible too-" Sabrina offered, watching him carefully before really going on.

Honestly, it was only going to get worse from there.

"Both parents were werewolves but his mother didn't survive the birth and they think it's because she was a halfblooded witch."

This had all been explained to her very early on, maybe only six months into her stay at the camp when they told her she had a greater purpose with them. At the time she had counted herself lucky.

"The elders think that Nolan is destined to create more like him as long- um, well, as long as he has me-"

[daleysebastian]

Sebastian's blood ran cold right before he felt his blood pressure sky rocket. Sabrina's life with that pack was going to be the death of him if the actual pack didn't make it happen first.

"That is complete bullshit and not going to happen." He was going to find a way to make sure it didn't. "Between me, Dean, Jemma's back up, and whatever Potter can pull together, not happening." He didn't just mean with her. Somehow, they were going to make sure he was locked away and completely denied the opportunity to procreate at all.

"What? They want to create a master werewolf race?" Considering they had worked with You-Know-Who, he shouldn't be shocked at all.

[daleysabrina]

This was the reason that Sabrina had refrained from diving into this conversation with her brother for so long- not because she didn't think it was just as awful, but because she was embarrassed.

For years she'd been told what her purpose was, knocked around, her future decided for her and it had been like a prison. But she'd accepted it after awhile, doubting that she could ever make it out here in the real world on her own.

"I don't know exactly what they wanted," she admitted, not quite looking at him anymore.

"But everything was going to start happening after my birthday. Something about the stars and the time being right again-"

[daleysebastian]

She might not know, and Sebastian might not have confirmation, but it was obvious that that's what they wanted. He couldn't imagine what else the purpose would be.

"At least you got out before then." Sebastian didn't even know where to go with this. His rage was suddenly reignited as he curled fingers around the edge of the counter top. "They're either going to keep coming for you or start looking for a replacement." That essentially put all pureblood women on a very dangerous, most-wanted list. He hoped they weren't smart - dumb - enough to try that and make this even more difficult.

[daleysabrina]

"I don't think that they'd do that," she said, which was both a good thing and a bad thing, considering.

At least the threat to other women was limited and they'd know where Nolan was headed, but that meant that he'd keep coming here for her.

It made her angry to think about now, to think about how they'd used her and played off her grief for her family. She wasn't ever going to let them take her back there again.

"It can't be a new wolf. They wouldn't use somebody they just turned and there's not enough time-"

[daleysebastian]

She knew the pack better and that was a good point. Sebastian wasn't about to count anything out, though, even when she was being completely logical. He'd just table the panic over that until some time later when he had less to worry about.

"Then we just need to find them and wrap this up before they get any fancy ideas to come back for you." Mostly likely, Sebastian figured that meant the next full moon.

"Which means ... I could use your help." Even as he looked up at her, it as obvious he didn't want to be asking, preferred to keep her as far away from this as possible.

[daleysabrina]

"Wait- really?"

Sabrina looked up from her bagel, her eyes wider than usual as his words began to sink in. Of all the things that had happened in the last two months this might have been the strangest.

She had expected it to be a struggle to get involved in this whole thing, unsure if her brother would ever consider her useful.

"I mean, yes. Yeah. What do you need me to do?"

[daleysebastian]

He'd thought Sabrina would appreciate him asking, but he hadn't realized she'd light up quite so much. Maybe he should have done this a long time ago.

Sebastian laughed a little, just a quiet chuckles at how shocked he was.

"I was hoping you could look over some maps for me." It wasn't much, but Sebastian didn't want her to be too directly involved. This, though, was where he absolutely needed her help and the way she would be the safest. "I've narrowed the location down, but you'd probably do it much more quickly. Unless they've moved."

[daleysabrina]

While Sabrina hadn't ventured out of the camp until two months ago, she'd spent enough time wandering around the surrounding woods and finding her own quiet, cozy spaces to be alone to be able to help. There were certain landmarks that she knew she'd never be able to forget.

"I can do that," she told him, even if it wasn't as involved as she wanted to be.

"I sort of talked to Jemma about maybe coming along when you went to find them? I could stay on the side lines but the kids know me, you know? I could help keep them comfortable-"

[daleysebastian]

She might have had logic on her side, but Sebastian didn't like it. If he had his way, he'd keep her literally as far away from the camp as possible, especially when they inevitably went in to destroy it.

"If by sidelines, he started, picking his bagel back up so he didn't have to look at her, "you mean with a guard far enough away not to be seen until we send the kids to you then yes, okay, sure." He huffed and knew he was being over protective, but he couldn't help himself.

[daleysabrina]

"By sidelines I mean with the aurors and my wand out on the far edge of the camp," she told him, her tone a little bit more firm now, as if she wasn't so much asking as she was telling him.

Really, Sabrina knew she didn't have a say in this, the whole thing had spiraled out of her control the moment she told her brother about the camp in the first place. But she felt a level or responsibility to see this through and to be there for the innocent families that had no idea what was coming for them.

"They're going to be afraid, Sebastian. The only bad guys were are the elders, Nolan, and his brothers. They don't know any other life and they're innocent-"

[daleysebastian]

"I'll make sure nothing happens to them. This isn't about hurting them. It's not about hurting anyone." Sebastian tried to make sure that came across. People would get hurt, and if Sebastian himself had to be the one to do that to any of the pack elders - or what the hell ever - then all the better.

But he wasn't about to let children and innocent people who were as in the dark as Sabrina get hurt in the crossfire if he had anything to do about it.

"I know you want to help." He leaned across the counter to grip her shoulder, trying to show that he did get where she was coming from. "I get it. But even with your wand and Aurors, you're probably going to get hurt. They'll have a vendetta against you for bringing us all in."

[daleysabrina]

There was going to be a lot of confusion and chaos when the camp was raided, no doubt everything resisting whether they were guilty of crimes or not. There would also be people who blamed her, fought this no matter what and she had to be prepared for that.

"I can handle it," she told him, sounding more sure of herself.

Sabrina might have been small but she wasn't weak. It was silly to think but she did feel responsible, the idea that she was supposed to be their leader not yet lost on her.

"I can handle a lot, Bash-"

[daleysebastian]

Sebastian watched as Sabrina built up her resolve, slipping into a mindset like it was a physical thing. He knew in that moment that Jemma had undoubtedly been right.

Sabrina wasn't going to let him make her sit out on this one.

He was still going to try for as long as he could, a million different worst-case-scenarios filling his mind. They'd had a good morning - if this could be counted as morning - sort of.

"I know you can." She'd shown that so many times. No matter how difficult things had been, Sabrina had ended up here. He didn't want to make her think he didn't have faith in her when it was really a huge dose of fear on his part.

"I need to fix the wards?" Sebastian suggested, finishing off his bagel for something to do. He pushed up from his stool and offered up his best small smile. "We'll figure it out later. We have time."