Due to your parents’ death years ago, you were taken in by an orphanage; they don’t treat you kindly. Unruly behaviour results in punishments, though the “bad” behaviour is really just kids being kids.

You’ve been disciplined again and again, and after years of it you came up with an escape plan. You gathered your things and snuck out through the back garden, but the headmaster saw you.

She lets you run along for a while, following you silently as you walk; the second you stop to catch a breather she comes up to you, snagging you by the arm to try to pull you back.

John is walking along the forested path when he sees the altercation. He raises an eyebrow when he spots the headmistress harshly tugging on your arm, his gaze drifting to the bruises on your body.

Without thinking much over it, the captain steps forward. His demeanour is dominating, he’s clearly not very happy about what he’s seeing. “Everything alright here?” His voice is gruff and low, almost a little threatening in all honesty. The headmaster quickly stops tugging on you when he approaches, though she keeps her hand firmly locked around your upper arm