Closed Go home kid and stay there pv Rose

Keen Eye / Lovely Creature / Healing Sage

Interacting With | @Henry Knight Mentioning | Annabeth, those in the house English | British Sign Language | Arabic	August 7th, 2021 Really Early Morning Sweatshirt and jeans
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Henry stepped up onto the step. He took a breath. Held up his left then knocked, hard as his eyes flickered toward the door before taking a step down. Standing besides Rose.

Nothing

Seconds passed. Henry thought they might be asleep or on the other side of the house. He looked for reasonable possibilities why the door still is shut.

Minutes past

Nothing

Silence

Henry stepped back onto the first step, knocking again. A part of him knowinf that this is the place. That he figured something out. If Rose was speaking or suggesting to leave then he couldn't hear her, ignoring her ad his eyes stayed on the door. They had to be there. They had to be. Henry knocked again, thus time louder.

Henry looked down the street, both directions before his eyes flickered back toward the door. They couldn't be wrong.... they couldn't.... right? Henry reached to knock again when the door opened a crack causing Henry to stumble down the step. Standing back besides Rose.

The crack so small, all thay can be seen is a single bright blue eye. A eye that is studying the two kids. Twitching occasionally as the door squeaked, threatening to close once more.

"Go Away."

The words came from a voice riddled with a british accent and a tad higher than one would normally think. Loud and commanding also. Henry bit back his fear as he took a step forward and spoke"Wait! I have questions for you, are you Edward Knight?" The eye behind the door darted down the street before back at Henry as the voice from behind the door spoke"Who wants to know?" Henry took a breath unsure how the man would react as he spoke"My name is Henry Knight, my mum was Ivy Knight and I think you were her brother-" however he wouldn't be able to finish his words when the voice would suddenly snap and cut him off.

"Prove it! That your her son!"

Henry glanced behind him at Rose before back at the door, questioning how can he prove it. He couldn't should a DNA test or a family photo. The teen felt his fingers fiddle with the sleeves of his sweather as his eyes flickered down and landed on the pendant. Wait the pendant! Henry held up the gold rusted pendant in his left hand toward the cracked door as he spoke"My mum gave me this, she said it belonged to her family." The eye grew in size as the door begun to tremble, as if about to shut close at any possible moment.

"Where did you get that? Who sent you! Answer me, lad!"

Henry dropped the pendant from his hand, the pendant landed on his chest as he looked toward the door. Unsure how sane this person is.... Henry now questioned if he made a good decision coming here and now bringing Rose here.

"Uh- no one sent me, I found your address on a cassette tape that my mum had and she gave this to me," Henry spoke as he watched the door wandering if they should just leave. This person didn't feel like talking to them and anywhere was better than standing out in the street in the dark. The voice behind the door then spoke"did anyone follow you?" Henry glanced at Rose for a moment before looking back toward the door as he slowly shook his head to signal no.

The door then suddenly shut.

Henry looked toward Rose, he figured that it would be a bust. About to suggest leaving when the sounds of locks unlocking coild be heard from the door. About 6 of them. Henry gazed at the door as it opened revealing a young man of six feet with ruffled dark brown hair and brigit blue eyes paired with a pale complexion. Wearing lomg black slacks and a black turtleneck with dress shoes.

Henry stared at thr man for a second unsure what to do or say until he heard him say"You really are Ivy's son and the others haven't found you yet?" The words sounds strange but Henry didn't question the man as he spoke"yes, are you her brother then?" The man then offered Henry a hand as he spoke" oh right- I'm Edward Knight. I was Ivy's younger brother and I guess your uncle." Henry couldn't help a soft smile as he cautiously took the man's hand, shaking it when suddenly Edward pulled him closer.

Henry watched as Edward examined the pendant as he spoke"so she gave it to you..." Henry took a breath as he stepped back from the man, ending their physical contact. Edward saw the awkwardness and stepped back to reveal a dark and gloomy hall, nearly every pieve covered in black or dust. Including the stairs.


"Please, come in and quickly."

Henry didn't look back or dicuss with Rose first, he walked right into the house. His mind still on his uncle and family.

Keen Eye / Lovely Creature / Healing Sage

Interacting With | @Henry Knight | Edward Mentioning | n/a English | British Sign Language | Arabic	August 7th, 2021 Really Early Morning Sweatshirt and jeans
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Walking into the small and dark hall, curtains pulled closed and dust particles floating in the air. Henry glanced aroind. Looking for anything really, any sign of his family or his mum.

The dark wooden door covered in sox metal locks. A table besides the door holing a single sliver key and a few letters. A set of stairs leading up to a second floor, covered by a wall. The rest of the hall leading to a desd end. One either side of the hall, left and right there is a opening to two rooms on either side. To the left a small living room/library area and to the right a kitchen both rooms has their curtains closed.

The man shut the door instantly as soon as Rose walked in. Locking each metal mechanism on the door. Henry looked over toward Rose, eyeing her a bit almost to say "this guy seems weird" choosing not to voice these thoughts or use sign language as a precaution.

When the man finished with the lock, he turned and took a fee steps toward Henry. His eyes meeting the teens. Henry took a breath as he heard his voice"I wouldn't imagine that I would see you not after-" Henry suddenly felt curious when his uncle went silent, he spoke"not after?" Henry watched Edward shake his head for a moment then speak"nothing, could I see it?" Edward pointed to the pendant around his neck. Henry nodded, slipping it off then handing the rusted item to his uncle.

Edward held the pendant in his hand, examining the symbol carefully as Henry spoke"what does it mean?" Henry watched as Edward looked from the pendant to his nephew as he spoke"this pendant is given to the child who will become the next head of the family," Henry felt his eyes widen a bit and let out a small breath as he spoke"wha- so that means-" His words faded away, unable to voice the rest still contemplating the thought that Edward to already know as the man spoke"yes, Ivy was choosen to become the next head. She wasn't the eldest of the group but our fathers favorite and now it seems she have given it to you."

Edward smiled a little as he handed the pendant back to Henry who slipped it back on over his head, the rusted pendant rest aginest his chest. The teen smiled a little at his uncle suddenly feeling a tad more comfortable when the man place a hand on his shoulder and spoke"you look like her, you have her eyes," the teen looked down for a moment before back up again at his uncle to listen to his voice, "now why did you come here? I doubt it was to meet me."

Nodding, Henry smiled a little as he spoke"I want to find out about the Knights and why my twin ran off with them," at the words Edward eyes widen and his expression changed to a worried one as he spoke"your twin ran off with the others? That isn't good..." Henry looled toward the man, suddenly worried as he spoke"why? What's going to happen to her?" Henry felt Edward squeeze his shoulder a little as he spoke"I'll explain everything." Henry returned his uncle nod, a part of him escalated for this moment. For the chance to meet his uncle, his anxiety thundering over but his mind blocking out the bad and concerns for once. Even if there are some present...

Edward started on the way to the left room, hand still on Henry's shoulder when he would finally spot Rose. The man would eye her for a moment then say"Who is this?" His mind blocking out the negatives, Henry didn't see the raised eyebrow that Edward gave to Rose or the uncertainty in the man's voice as he spoke"this is Rose, my step sister." Henry looked over toward Rose, offering her a quick nod before looking back toward his uncle as he listened to him say"ah, well come along."

Henry followd his uncle to the living room, Edward's hand still on his shoulder. The room is circular, the sides covered in bookshelves expect one which contains a window. A window that only had a few flickers of light sneaking through the closed blindfold. A couch stood in the center, ine made of velvet and two leather chairs on the side. In between the three seats, a small dusty coffee table.

Edward let go of Henry's shoulder, going over toward a book shelf looking for something as he spoke"sit, make yourself at home," Henry walked toward the couch. Taking a seat before looking iver toward his uncle who ran a finger along the spines of the books looking for one in particular.

"Why are you afraid of the Knights and why haven't I met you before?"

Henry spewed the questions from his mouth as his eyes followed the man. Edward hastily went through the shelves, half listening as he spoke"give me a moment to explain the first and the second well blame your father," Henry stared at the man. He is willing to blame his father but wanted a reason, he doubted his father was the sole reason why he never met his uncle before.

"What do you mean? What does my father have to do with it,"
Henry asked eyes following Edward aroind the room listening to his words, "Luke believed the Knights were the same as the Alluring's so he convinced Ivy to leave and then often fought with her when I visited," Henry looked down at his hands for a momrnt before back at Edward believing that there is more.

"but there has to be a reason," Henry asked looking for more as he wondered what the man searched for. Edward read over titles as he spoke"the reason was after you and your sister was born, she wanted to be with the family again and I supported her but Luke was aginest the idea. The two argued for hours, claiming he didn't want his children involved with the Knights ended with a duel between us." Henry sat back into the cushions, his mind not fully working as his eyes followed his uncle. This is why Arthur didn't want him telling their father about the tape.

Henry took a breath as he forced out the next few words.

"Have you ever met Arthur? My brother?"

"A few times but he wouldn't remember, only a tot he was back then. Ah! Found it."

Keen Eye / Lovely Creature / Healing Sage

Interacting With | @Henry Knight | Edward Mentioning | Anna, Luke, Pearl, Ivy English | British Sign Language | Arabic	August 7th, 2021 Really Early Morning Sweatshirt and jeans
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Henry edged himself to the side of the couch, closer to the chair that Edward sat down in.

In the the man's gasp, laid a leather bound book. The teen felt his gaze fixated on the book as he listened to his uncle's words" the day that she was disowned, Ivy left with only a single bag and that pendant that she was suppose to give to our father," Henry forced himself to move his eyes from the book to the man as he looked at him questioning, the new thoughts swirled throughout his mind as Edward continued"she lost on rights or ties to the family that day, our father was devastated but our siblings well they were more considered over who will become the next head." Henry felt himself burning with questions, eyes rested on the man as he inched closer.

"What happened? Who became the next head then," Henry asked as Edward ran his hands along the spine of the book, taking a few moments before replying" when our father died, our mother became the head and she is still haven't yet figured out who will become the next," the teen stared at the man, questions bubbled within as he took a breath then asked"isn't the eldest guarantee the head or something?" Despite growing up in a pureblood household, the teen knew very little of this inner workings as he watched Edward explain"the Knights are multiple branches, each with a head that form the knights of the inner guard. Our family unlike others is a direct branch to Knights leading back for centuries and also the only one that hadn't choosen the next head." Henry nodded, absent-mindedly remembering each word spoken by his uncle during this interaction.

The man handed the lad the leather bound book as he spoke"the book is simlair to the family tree but perhaps smaller and less detailed version pertaining to our branch plus the occasional others," Henry took the book in his hands, running his fingers along the edges. The teen took a breath, never had he been felt this close to his mum. To the other side of him, to his family. A breath. The teen looked up, his eyes meeting his uncle who nodded toward him.

A moment of confidence, Henry nodded back to the man with a soft smile then dropped his eyes back toward the book. Openning the the first page to reveal a image of a sword and wand crossed over a flame. The teen curiosity looked at the ink as Edward spoke"the family emblem, " running his fingers over it, the teen smiled for a moment before turning the page to find a organized yet detailed array of photos with gold lettering underneath.

The pages were burned at edges, stained with a dark covering. The one's contained in the photos, wore expensive and fitted clothing. Barley any smiles. Planned photos. Names of Knights and a few other surnames with notes indicating which branch families were from.

Henry made a move to turn the page but Edward reached his finger across the page, pointing at a certain photo of four children position around a stacks of books. Each wearing pressed and mature apparel. The boy that stood on top looked to be the youngest with dark brown hair and blue eyes while the girl who stood on the stack, holding a few books seems to be one of the eldest with flowing dark brown hair and blue eyes. The girl sitting seemed to stand out with the lightest brown hair and nearly visible blue in her eyes with a focused gaze. The final boy in the photo had dark brown hair, dark almost black blue eyes and was trying to balance books on top of his head.

Edward pointed to the photo as he spoke"the four of us, the direct branch in the Knights," pointing for the boy with the books ontop of his head, "The eldest, Dante. He belived that he should be the head as the eldest," the man moved his finger to land on the sitting in the photo as he continued"Merida, the third eldest. She craves power and how she can obtain it. The last time we spoke, she wanted to be the head." A beat, Edward mived his finger toward the next to children as he continued"Ivy, the second eldest and our father's favorite then me, the youngest." Henry stared at the pages, choosing to stay silent.

The teen watched the man turn a few pages and point to another photo as he spoke"before hogwarts, the four of us spent everyday together at the manor. Best friends once, when we use to get in trouble Ivy always took the blame but since she was fathers favorite Dante got punished." Henry suddenly had a mix of feelings surge through him, a part of him admired his mother's willingness to aidmit to a wrong to spare her siblings while another part felt bad for his uncle. That must have been difficult getting punished constantly for your siblings, it allowed Henry to wonder if Arthur ever got punished for the actions of Annabeth and him.

Noticing the blonde hair of the kids in the photo, Henry asked"why is their hair blonde?" Tearing his eyes from the pages to Edward who explained"as children, we use to dare each other to dye our hair blonde." Henry trued to imagine his mum dying her hair as kid while Edward flip a few more pages again, the teen dropped his eyes down onto the book.

Henru felt his eyes move toward the next photo that Edward pointed toward as he listened to his words, "Ivy never use to shy away from adventure, always out exploring and usually I would follow her," the teen nodded slightly when his eyes caught the glimpse of another photo.

Henry pointed to the photo of the two girls as he asked"Is that my mum?" Edward leaned closer, eyeing the photo as he spoke"Ivy and Merida, before hogwarts and all of it they were inseparable. Ivy is the one with the bag," Henry eyed the photo. Both girls looked so happy, smiling and eyes wide at each other. The teen smile himself a little, hard to believe that his mum was once a child much like him wirh siblings who she seemed so happy with.

Although another question formed in his mind and he doubt the man's last answer was the reason for it all, bringing his head up and looking at hia uncle's eyes as he spoke"What happened? Between them? Between my mum and her family? And don't say it was my father's fault, there has to be more, right?" Edward sat back in his chair, slightly smiling niw as Henry watched him speak"you really are your mother's son, intelligent and all," the teen nodded a bit but wouldn't allow the moment to distract him from the answers that he seeked as he listened to hia uncle'a voice.

"The Knights are generations of slytherin pureblood's, Ivy was the first to be sorted elsewhere and she was a remarkable ravenclaw. Perfect grades, marvelous chaser for the quidditch team, and even captain of the team. She was one of the most popular students," Edward spoke and as his word found Henry's ears, the teen felt less and less like hia mother. He was awlful at quidditch, barely passed flying with a O and he wasn't even a lick of popular at school. The teen felt like stopping his uncle but didn't, listening to the man continue"Merida grew jealous of her, she wanted her life. She wanted to be a quidditch star, popular at school, and father's favorite. That jealously and her power hungry tendency is what drew them apart," Henry felt his stomach drop, his aunt was jealous of his mother? The teen felt sympathetic for the women and was about to drop his head back to the book till he heard Edward say"When Ivy met Luke, you should have seen how jealous Merida was and how much she wanted to date him. Funny since they were best friends, no signs of romance between them."

Henry looked back up at his uncle, a bit wearily now since he never heard of his parenrs school days as he spoke"what? My father knew her?" Edward nodded, leaning forward in hia chair and flipping a few pages of the book before landing on one and pointing to a photo.

Henry gazed at the photo, five students gathered around and two of them playing chess as he listened to Edward speak"Summer holiday before fifth year, taken at the Knight manor. Dante and Merida dyed their hair blonde, their the two sharing a chair. Luke was playing aginest Dante that day, I was trying to give tips and Ivy teamed up with Luke to win." Henry smiled at the photograph, rubbing his forefinger across the faces. He had never seen his father smile or a photo of him nor his mum before that day.

"Ivy and Luke were best friends, inseparable those two but it came to a shock when they got married after school since they never showed romantic signs and actually swore never to do it," Edward finished his words and Henry looked up, confused. How come his parents didn't want to he together and what changed? Tightening his grip on the pages as he asked"what do mean? Swore?" Edward let out a breath, flipping the pages before stopping at a photo of two fourteen year old kids dancing.

Gazing at the photo, Edward sat back in his chair with a breath as he spoke"a winter ball, the Knights and Allurings both attended. Ivy and Luke made a pack for the night that they will pretend to be dating to avoid questions or possible suitors from their family's but- but when both families saw them dancing together they were overjoyed," turning his eyes from the book to his uncle as the man continued"neither the eldest of their siblings but both destined to be the heads, when the familes saw them dance together well... the Alluring's were pleased to keep their status pure and the Knights wanted the Alluring wealth to fund their obsession of power so the rwo swore never to get married. To not give in to their families." Henry dropped his eyes to the book, watching carefully as the room grew eerie silent until Edward spoke.

"What is going on with hogwarts? Anything new or the same old rubbish?"

Keen Eye / Lovely Creature / Healing Sage

Interacting With | @Henry Knight | Edward Mentioning | Luke, Ivy English | British Sign Language | Arabic	August 7th, 2021 Really Early Morning Sweatshirt and jeans
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Henry stared at the photo of the two kids dancing, his fingers touch the image. Slightly trembling as theh hovered, placing his hand on the page. The photo. His fingers tracing the lines, the figures of the two. His eyes studying... the picture... the movements... the faces... emotions of the two.

He didn't speak. He had the feeling Edward knew. He knew that he needed a moment. A moment to think... a moment to himself.... the teen heard the question but his mind stayed on the image... his father's lowered head. His mother's hands. How close they are. How young they are.

Rose's voice. The balls... were they the worst? Or did they depend on who you are... who you went with... what you did... who you are... new stuff? Rubbish? Henry rubbed his fingers to the photo of his parents dancing. Would he of said that or another definition for hogwarts? The teen questioned it but it floated from his mind moments later as be stared... stared at the photo of his parents.

Henry barely saw photos of his parents during their hogwarts years. As a young child, he would ask but now he learned. Learned that his father wouldn't share them. Wouldn't show them. Seeing the two dancing together as teens, the teen softly smiled. A opportunity worth taking.

The teen turned the page of the book, eyes on the photos as Edward sat back in his chair. Legs across. Hand lazily yet gracefully gesturing towsrd Rose as he spoke"who are you?" A beat. The teen wasn't paying attention to the conversation, gazing at the photos in the album as Edward spoke" stepsister? Your pureblood then." The question soines more like a phase as he stared at Rose, the man's eyes narrowing about to ask something when Henry spoke"where's the others? Why are you alone here?" The teen oblivious to the current tension and conversation as he looked up at his uncle.

"Well, shortly after Ivy was disowned I was to," Edward spoke, remembering time through the eyed of a boy who looked like a photo from the past, " the Knights are obsessed with power, they would do anything to obtain it so I worry that they'll come for me next. Come to get me back in, to help them and manipulate me. What I fear is what they did to your twin." The words. The teen drop his head back to the album, would they.... would they do that... to family....

The teen looked back about, filled with question as Edward spoke"you look like me, like your grandfather." Henry stared. He does? The teen wasn't sure if he liked that or not as he spoke"do I?" The man nodded, sitting up as he spoke"you do. You even have his name, I wouldn't imagine she'll name one of her kids after him." Henry stared. He... he had his grandfather's name... the teen shallowed hard before speaking"but didn't you say the Knights are power obsessed? This shouldn't be a good thing right?"

Staring at the man. Waiting. Edward rose from his seat, drawing his wand to twirl between his fingers. Henry watched, wondering why he needs a wand as he listened to him speak"the Knights are complicated." Henry watched him draw near them, keeping his seat as the man spoke" what house? Red head? What house and blood?"