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*Cleo's pov*

I was sleeping when all of the suddenly a loud crash was heard as I quickly pushed myself up and looked twords my door. Immediately I moved as flipped over and then tossed the covers off as I moved and I walked into the hallway as I saw Cub walk out of his room, he looks startled. I walked over to him and pick him up and walk into his room again and looked at Scar who's still sound asleep. There wasn't anything in the room that looks broken before my thoughts immediately went to Scott. I have to check up on him that must have been him and it woke up Cub.

"Alright... Hey Cub can I encourage you to lay down and try to sleep again?" I ask as Cub looked at me then clung to me and I frowned

"I can tuck you in with Scar, you guys can cuddle" I asked and Cub looked at me

"Ok" was all Cub said as I moved him lifting the covers and laid him down with Scar who immediately turned and hugged Cub.

I smiled as I kissed Cub on the cheek and Scar on the forehead as I watched Cub grab onto and hug Scar closely closing his eyes. Hopefully that'll keep him calm. However as I walked out of the room and closed the door quietly I looked twords the living room and immediately ran in, and to my dismay Scott wasn't on the couch. I mean I figured he wouldn't but please don't tell me he tried to go back to the caravan.

I moved as I walked around before stepping on something wet and I looked down to see my freezer open and icecubes all over the ground. So I quickly moved picking them up and tossed them into the sink so it was less of a mess, but seriously I need to find Scott, I'll worry about icecubes later! Closing the freezer I looked around before going to the couch again and pulled up the tossed off blanket then looked twords where Scott possibly would have gone, outside.

I dropped the blanket and moved as I quickly went outside and looked around. As I looked at the ground then heard a small clatters and I moved going to the side of the house. I walked over hoping it was Scott and thankfully it was, but he doesn't look good. He was panting while sweating his back pressed to the cold stone wall with a look of pain. I quickly moved over to him and touched his shoulders finding they were incredibly warm.

"Scott? Scott what's happening?" I asked trying to get Scott's attention and an answer.

"I...it.... It hurts..." Scott managed to say before he moved again and my eyes widened as I looked at this almost branded on mark on Scott's back. A four pointed star with mini ones around it, but I know this can't be a branding. No this was different it it was hurting Scott.

I reached over and tried to touch it only to find it burned to touch and I flinched back a bit as Scott gave a whimper yell of pain as he moved and slammed his back again a cold section of the wall again and I frowned knowing I have to do something. I moved and grabbed Scott's shoulder making him look at me

"Scott take deep breaths your going to be ok, let's get you inside I'll put something cold on your back" I reassuringly said as I moved my hands onto his.

"No... House is too hot I..." Scott looked down but I'm not giving him much of a choice as I moved and picked him up pulling him away from the wall which he whined at as I went back inside and grabbed the blanket and laid it down on the floor and I set Scott down as I pulled off his shirt, coat, and corset.

Scott was really hard set on trying to get back outside but I had him lay down while doing breathing exercises, I hope I'm doing the right thing here as I went and grabbed a large bowl and filled it with water grabbing what I could of the ice I tossed into the sink and put it into the bowl with a cloth and walked back over. Twisting the cloth I set it over Scott's back mark and he gave a look of relief.

I geuss I'll be cutting my shift short today because I can't run a full day like this, especially since it's like, I don't know 12 or 2 in the morning? Clocks don't feel accurate to follow anymore and on dark days or nights you can't tell the time with the light clock. I looked at Scott as I pulled the cloth off his back again and dipped it into the water before wrangling it again and opened it as I placed it over his back again. I did this until finally Scott opened his eyes and looked at me.

"Cleo?" His voice tired and soft

"Ya it's me, Gem brought you over when you passed out" I explained hoping that got through to him

"I... Cleo, do you know the name watchers?" Scott asked and I looked at him.

Now I'm fairly familiar with the watchers. After all, this kingdom does an exchange program with them. They bring very young kids over for a year then people get switched out. This is helpful because for this kingdom we aren't at risk of the watchers attacking us. I should probably clarify that the watchers are a cultist group and can destroy towns if they wished. However the exchange program is basically our safety net against them attacking.

"I know of the watchers what's wrong?" I asked and Scott was silent then sighed.

"Are they... Magical? What is there affiliation?" Scott asked and honestly I think this is a weird question but it's whatever. I think Scott maybe trying to understand something that may be the reason he passed out. Ya I think that is good for an explanation for Gem unless Scott specifies his thoughts to me. Which is unlikely

"Well they are magical, they have a powerful magic but they are also a cult" I answered as Scott sighed and I changed the cloth again as Scott winced. I really hope this is helping, I mean I think it is, he's doesn't look like he's about to breakdown.

"Cleo" Scott finally said after a long silence

"Yes? What is it dear?" I asked, I realized I said it in a motherly tone but you can't blame me, Scott's a teenager in pain.

"How do you know the watchers?" Scott opened his eyes and looked at me

"Well we have an exchange program with them, but that's it" I explained and Scott nodded

"Alright, thank you..." Scott closed his eyes as his body relaxed but then tensed as I lifted the cloth.

I looked at the mark and sighed. I've never done this for a human, and don't think I'm fully human either, but I put my hands together and started to rub them together until they started to glow. A soft light blue glow as I reached over and touched Scott's mark. It didn't burn while I had vex magic covering my hands and so I moved spreading it across the part of the back with the mark.

The magic glowed on Scott's back but I watched his face give relief as I sighed. I moved as I dipped the cloth again and put it over his back leaving Scott to rest. Hopefully that'll sooth everything out, the fact that vex magic even worked is amazing I didn't think it would. Also how do I know how to used vex magic when I'm human? Well my parents were vexs and for some reason I ended up being more human. However I still carried those vex genetics and so when I had Scar and Cub they were vexs. Generational gene skip I geuss you could call it.

Either way I settled on the couch next to Scott, sorry I left you on the ground in the first place, and I rested. I did fall asleep for a little while before I was woken up by Scar who jumped onto me and I looked at him and his energetic smile and smiled back before looking at Cub who picked up Scott's hand about to bit when Scott moved it and Cub frowned. I quickly got Cub and Scar their raw meat, fortunately fresh enough to pass. Mornings are always so difficult.

*Scott's pov*

I woke up in the morning to hands poking me and when I opened my eyes I looked over seeing Scar and Cub. My memory was foggy but then I quickly remembered as I pulled my hand away from Scar's mouth. Early morning they are starting to get hungry.

"Hey Scar go wake up your mom" I mumbled and Scar looked at me

"Oh, sure!" He got up and walked around me before running and jumping likely onto the couch as I smiled then looked at Cub who grabbed my hand and pulled it closer and tried to also bite it but I pulled my hand away as I heard footsteps and Cleo slightly apologize as she picked up Cub and walked to the kitchen.

I sighed as I laid there, that dream I had, it's not normal. It was trying to tell me something, something about... them. Yet I don't know them but I saw something or someone they didn't want me to. The Watchers.... My mind trailed off before I blinked and felt something cold get slapped onto my back and I moved to see Scar sitting up against my side with a strip of bacon in his mouth

"Scar? What are you-" I was cut off by Cleo

"Scar! Don't use Scott like a table he's recovering come over here!" Cleo called stirnly as Scar looked at her as his ears went down and I slightly frowned seeing him grab the second strip of bacon he slapped onto my back

"Hey Cleo I don't mind him staying with me just... Maybe not the table part" I spoke loudly enough for her to hear as Cub looked over and Scar looked surprised

"I.... Alright, Scar come get a plate at least, don't put your food on Scott" Cleo moved as she grabbed small plates and Scar ran over and got one before running back to me happily and I even watched Cub ask for a plate as well as he joined us.

I watched them before I closed my eyes again, I have so much to process but at the same time I don't want to process anything. I sighed as I tried to open my eyes but they wouldn't open and then suddenly they did open but I was in this black space before a eye opened and stared at me. I felt a chill on my back before the eye squinted at me.

"You've awoke"

I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came out before my eyes closed again and I gasped moving my entire body into a sitting position startling someone. I breathed before looking over to see Gem sitting next to me.

"What? Wait how long?" I asked as Gem sighed

"I'm not sure I just got here and Cleo left to get Scar and Cub to their kindergarten" Gem answered as I sighed.

"I'm sorry..." I looked down and Gem put her hand on my head.

"Hey it's ok, Cleo told me what happened" Gem answered and I looked at her

"What happened? Wait what did happen?" I asked and Gem blinked as she took her hand off me

"Well she explained that your back was burning with this mark, it's still there but it's not glowing compared to when she saw it" Gem replied and I immediately got up and searched for a mirror.

Gem called my name as I went into different parts of the house until finally I found the bathroom and I turned around seeing the mark. That four pointed star... My heart sunk at this as everything hit at once. Everything I just saw, experienced, felt. It's all because of the watchers, because I've been there. I've always been there in their life and they've been there in mine, for centuries....

"Scott?" I heard Gem and I looked over at her breaking away from my thoughts

"Ah right, sorry I just.... I don't remember seeing this ever on me. Then again I have terrible memory and I hardly look at my back anyways" I said as I reached wrapping my hand over the mark and I felt powder. I rubbed before bringing my hand over. Vex magic, used of course, but it's the magic. Is that what Cleo used to sooth the pain? Well it certainly works so I'm thankful. However I didn't have time to ponder things too much before I remembered I have a caravan to run.

"Oh god, My Shop!" I cried as I bolted to grab my shirt and hat from the couch and Gem called my name while quickly following me. This is going to be hectic day isn't it...