When the video starts it's focused on a small pre-teen girl with dark brown eyes and black hair. She looks unhappy with a camera being pointed at her, but she deals with it anyway. Instead she looks at someone out of the shot.
"What am I suppose to do, Mom?"
The voice that many would recognize as Kitty Helston is heard over the microphone, but distant. "Tell them your name."
"Oh. My name is Mia Malign."
"Now tell them how old you are."
"I'm twelve years old. I'll be thirteen in April."
"Thank you, sweetheart. Now tell the folks what you told me when you came home."
Mia scratches her ear and takes a deep breath before speaking. "Do I have to look at the camera?"
"No, honey. You can look at me."
Mia seemed to relax at this and keeps focused on that off-camera figure as she starts to talk.
"I was walking home from school, and I was going to stop by the Red Dragon to see if Desdenova was there, cuz we sometimes do our homework together. On my way there some creepy dude all in black jumped out at me. He had a mask on his face and he was waving a sword at me. It wasn't a nice one like you have, Mom."
"I know awesome smiths. Keep going, sweetie."
"Anyway, I was really scared and stuff. He called me a mage spawn and said I needed to die. I asked him why."
The tween started to breathe in jerks as she started to cry. Kitty's voice was once more heard from the distance.
"It's ok sweetie. Take your time."
"O...Okay."
She sniffled and took a few more jerky breaths as she tried to regain the ability to speak.
"He said he hated magic users and when the registrations started he'd be able to find all of us and kill us before we could grow up to hurt anyone. I don't want to hurt anyone, Mom!"
"I know, honey. How did you escape?"
"Greebo jumped on him and did something to him." The camera moved to focus on the mangy looking hellcat that was resting at Mia's feet.
The camera then moved back to focus on Mia, but then zoomed out as Kitty took a seat next to her daughter. She then looked directly at the camera as her clawed hand lifted to gently stroke her daughter's hair.
"Those of you who encourage a mage registration for this reason or that reason' This is the door you are opening up. Blaming children for attacks on priests" This is what you are encouraging."
Kitty hugged her daughter closer to her and then stared into the camera lens again. "The next person to attack my child will be lucky if they get away with their life."
"As for you, Baron of Old Temple, you are a disappointment and a failure as a Baron. You are being fantastic at making lots of noise and stirring up a ruckus, but you are failing in doing any actions. If you are truly afraid for the children of your district, then stop screaming wolf and start acting."
"You claim these demons are attracted to magic talented children? Then go find the HeadMasters of the magic schools and work with them. They have the means to check these children for attacks. They can alert parents to not just ignore the screams. I am sure Briarius, Artemus, and all the other magic school leaders would be glad to help you."
"The next time my child is attacked, I will handle that individual personally. And I will not stop my husband from coming after you, Baron."
The video cuts to black and ends.
"What am I suppose to do, Mom?"
The voice that many would recognize as Kitty Helston is heard over the microphone, but distant. "Tell them your name."
"Oh. My name is Mia Malign."
"Now tell them how old you are."
"I'm twelve years old. I'll be thirteen in April."
"Thank you, sweetheart. Now tell the folks what you told me when you came home."
Mia scratches her ear and takes a deep breath before speaking. "Do I have to look at the camera?"
"No, honey. You can look at me."
Mia seemed to relax at this and keeps focused on that off-camera figure as she starts to talk.
"I was walking home from school, and I was going to stop by the Red Dragon to see if Desdenova was there, cuz we sometimes do our homework together. On my way there some creepy dude all in black jumped out at me. He had a mask on his face and he was waving a sword at me. It wasn't a nice one like you have, Mom."
"I know awesome smiths. Keep going, sweetie."
"Anyway, I was really scared and stuff. He called me a mage spawn and said I needed to die. I asked him why."
The tween started to breathe in jerks as she started to cry. Kitty's voice was once more heard from the distance.
"It's ok sweetie. Take your time."
"O...Okay."
She sniffled and took a few more jerky breaths as she tried to regain the ability to speak.
"He said he hated magic users and when the registrations started he'd be able to find all of us and kill us before we could grow up to hurt anyone. I don't want to hurt anyone, Mom!"
"I know, honey. How did you escape?"
"Greebo jumped on him and did something to him." The camera moved to focus on the mangy looking hellcat that was resting at Mia's feet.
The camera then moved back to focus on Mia, but then zoomed out as Kitty took a seat next to her daughter. She then looked directly at the camera as her clawed hand lifted to gently stroke her daughter's hair.
"Those of you who encourage a mage registration for this reason or that reason' This is the door you are opening up. Blaming children for attacks on priests" This is what you are encouraging."
Kitty hugged her daughter closer to her and then stared into the camera lens again. "The next person to attack my child will be lucky if they get away with their life."
"As for you, Baron of Old Temple, you are a disappointment and a failure as a Baron. You are being fantastic at making lots of noise and stirring up a ruckus, but you are failing in doing any actions. If you are truly afraid for the children of your district, then stop screaming wolf and start acting."
"You claim these demons are attracted to magic talented children? Then go find the HeadMasters of the magic schools and work with them. They have the means to check these children for attacks. They can alert parents to not just ignore the screams. I am sure Briarius, Artemus, and all the other magic school leaders would be glad to help you."
"The next time my child is attacked, I will handle that individual personally. And I will not stop my husband from coming after you, Baron."
The video cuts to black and ends.