Jesper Llewellyn Fahey Saves the Day
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Wylan's POV

"Stop it right now!" Came a familiar voice. His father's fist stays still in the air as both of them turn to the doorway, where Jesper stood with his gun raised. "You!" Van Eck snarls. "Yes. Me. Let Wylan go." Jesper steps into the room, accompanied by a shadow. "Oh what? You'll shoot me?" Van Eck coos, strengthening his grip on Wylan. Jesper's shadow moves. 

Jesper clicks his gun and van Eck lifts Wylan in front of him, stopping Jesper from shooting. "How could you treat your own son like this?" Jesper says and Wylan tries to worm his way out of his father's grasp. "HE IS NOT MY SON IN ANY WAY! HE'S AN ABSOLUTE FAILURE! HE'S BORN A FAILURE AND STILL IS ONE. IT'S JUST NOW HE'S EVEN MORE WORTHLESS!" van Eck roars. Jesper seeing Wylan crying even more sets him off.

"Hiding behind him won't do anything if the attack comes from behind." Jesper says and van Eck smirks. "Oh dear. I'm so afraid. If only you could teleport behind me." Van Eck coos. A person appears behind van Eck and puts a dagger around his throat, the cool steel touching his skin. Van Eck freezes, doesn't move an inch.

"now let's repeat this. Let. Wylan. GO!" Jesper shouts the last word as van Eck releases Wylan. Wylan practically runs to Jesper's arms where he gets enveloped by big, warm comforting arms. Wylan turns to see who's behind van Eck and he sees inej. Inej puts her dagger back in it's sheathe and nods at Jesper. She walks up to the boys.

"You alright Wylan?" he nods a little before Jesper sees his cut arm. "No you're not and I bet he did this!" Jesper spat in van ecks direction, who was petrified to the point he wasn't moving an inch. "Let's go." Inej says and they all walk out of the office, Wylan in Jesper's and Inej's arms the entire time.

"See Jes?" I was right." Inej says after a while. "I just didn't want to believe it. From now on Wylan, you can stay with us." Wylan sighs gratefully, leaning into Jesper's warmth, making the Zemeni chuckle. "Would it be okay if we asked why your father is picking on you so?" Inej asks sweetly, taking Wylan's books and things from his weak grasp, carrying it in her own arms.

"I, I'm illiterate and my father thinks it makes me completely useless." Wylan mutters and all he gets is a tighter hug from Jesper and a soft pat on the arm from Inej. "It certainly does not. I have a mind now to go kick his ass." Jesper says. "I would pay kruge to see that." Wylan says quietly, the tiniest of grins appearing on his face.

"Well at least you're safe." Inej smiles at Wylan who blushed a little. "Don't you hate me now? Because I cant read?" "The saints who told you that? I'll never hate you Wylan. You being illiterate doesn't mean I hate you! If anything, it makes me like you more." Wylan blushes like a tomato and Inej softly laughs.

"let's get you to Jesper's room so we can clean that cut." Inej says before they appear at his room.

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