“Oh crap, I’m trying to avoid you and someone fucking brought you to me?” Sighing and knowing despite it being her dad, he didn’t know her so it was okay to curse. Untying him of all of his restraints she tries hard not to jump into his arms. “Tied and gagged; naturally free you so you can return to mo–Katelynn…” Having him close made her nervous as she hadn’t even seen her real father in months.

Jack took a moment to catch his breath, relieved to finally be free and able to look around. He rubbed his wrists where the rope had chafed them. “Th-thank you very much, miss. And yes, I should get back to Katelynn. She must be worried -”

Then he got a good look at the girl who’d freed him. Young, on the short side, with a blue stripe in her brown hair and longer, more pointed ears than he’d ever seen on a human. And … was it his imagination, or did something about her features look familiar?

“So … w-what’s your name, miss?”