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Leo listened to Damian's tale as well as Brayden's responses, instinctively--and unconsciously--inching closer to Brayden. As Damian told his tale about another who ended up in the same situation as Leo, he practically paled with fear. Then Damian said something about Leo's family and some kind of seal, which made Leo's confusion equal his fear....but his fear was still greater than his confusion.

"E-excuse me," Leo said with a raise of his hand and a slight, nervous squeak to his voice. "Wh-what is this seal you're talking about that my, er, m-my family has set around our cabins? They've....never told me anything about any of this. I'm....new to this if you hadn't noticed."