"No, it wasn't like that at all! I... I had a plan... to deceive him, you know? I made arrangements with a man

"No, it wasn't like that at all! I... I had a plan... to deceive him, you know? I made arrangements with a man from the Technic League. He was supposed to take you to Numeria, keep you there until my father died, and then bring you back! I was trying to do what I thought was best for you, do you understand? I wanted you to grow up in your own manor, in luxury rather than poverty... But, once father was gone, the man from the Technic League said he didn't remember any such arrangements. He said he bought you, had already sold you, and had no idea where you were anymore."