"Humph, now be a good little girl and go to sleep. Don't even think about sneaking out of bed. I already set up a magic circle to keep you inside the house." Ms. Aria said as she closed the door shut.

"Aria, don't you think that was too harsh on her? She's just a little girl. Can't you see how tiny she is?" The woman said as she leaned on the wall while clutching her chest.

"She deserves it. I can't be lenient with her. Discipline is a necessity for her to learn this. Otherwise the children will be spoiled and think they can get away with everything like the Ragestride's family." Ms. Aria said as she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth before going to sleep.

"Ah. But, the punishment you made her take was really ruthless. What if she changes because of this?" The woman retorted to Ms. Aria.

"It would be for the best if he changes. Her playfulness like this at a young age will make her kidnapped. Did you not see her come home at this time, alone? Without any adult supervision? She walked all the way home, alone. That is not safe." Ms. Aria said.

"But, what if she changes in the wrong way due to the harsh punishment?" The woman asked Ms. Aria.

"If she does, I will be sure to not be lenient with her." Ms. Aria said. as she washed her face and headed to her room.

"Goodnight Aria." The woman said as she walked to her room.

"Goodnight." Ms. Aria replied as she closed the bedroom door and went to bed.

"Sigh, she better be on her best behavior from now on." Ms. Aria sighed to herself as she laid on her bed and closed her eyes.

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"Sweetie, what's wrong with you?" The man said as he looked at the woman who looked like she was on the verge of tears while she was clutching her chest.

"The poor little girl was so cute. Yet she was punished by Aria due to her being home late and going out alone. All she wanted to do was explore the outside world and have fun. Yet she got punished for it." The woman said as she leaned on the man.

"What'd she even get punished with?" The man's face softened as he started to soothe the woman.

"Everytime she wants to go out, she has to go out with a trusted adult. And she also has to go home with a trusted adult. She basically lost her freedom. At such a young age, she lost her freedom. Isn't that tragic?" The woman sniffed as she asked her husband.

"You're right. We should go plead for her tomorrow morning. That little girl must be feeling sad. We should go comfort her tomorrow as well." The man said as he kissed his wife.

"Yeah, let's do that." The woman said as she nodded.

"Alright, let's go to sleep. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow." The man said as he turned off the lights.

"Yeah." The woman said as she laid by his side on the bed.

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Author : goodnight i am thirsty.

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