Ascot's eyes shone with outrage and indignation, but his next words showed that they were not directed at Amelia.

"Amelia...Mom can help you control your powers, if you're still having problems with them. And she'll keep you safe if people would still dislike you. However, that's not likely where she lives. Where she lives, having powers, having [i]magic[/i], it's seen as normal, as an accepted fact of life. You'll also have people like Merlin and his apprentice Serin, and Reno/Oner, and Joshua too. And, finally, there's me, for the six months I'll be staying at Radiant Garden every year. You'll have plenty of people to help and protect you, who will play with you and give you the things you need...please, Amelia, I don't want you to just fade away, because no one, [i]no one[/i], should suffer the way you are suffering now!" 

That last sentence was a bit loud, but the outrage in it was tempered by sadness and compassion, and Ascot had begun crying as well.

"No one..."