"I won't wait forever for an answer, of course - but at least think about it." The conversation was going a lot smoother than she'd first anticipated - or maybe she had a soft spot for the boy, since it had been her that had given him the bite. While Derek would've been stricter if he'd been having this talk with him, Laura silently hoped that he'd come back to them because of what she did for him.
"Obviously, your slaves from before were put back up for auction... Ruby I don't know what happened to her. Alice however..." She trailed off, looking out to the gardens where the girl was most likely working. "I took her in as my own. I thought it was best you heard that from me, rather than seeing her and not understanding. I'll be speaking to her about you, whether she wants to stay with me, or return to you, I just thought you should know, should you still want her. My only wish is for her to be happy."