Marigold walked along with the guards without much of a fight, too excited by the novelty of this to care much about where she was going--or why. She never fought the guards too much anyways, knowing that they could overpower her any day. The occasional biting remark or hiss was enough to tell them that she wasn't completely compliant. She padded into the dimly lit room, squinting against the light. Huh. She didn't suppose they were letting her go then, were they? Marigold glanced around, startling backwards when she realized there was a cat standing right in front of her. The door closed behind them in the exact moment she realized this. Marigold blinked, composing herself. This was The Warden, perhaps her only way out. She still clung onto the hope that she could break out of here on her own, but the longer she stayed here the more... Playing nice, sounded like a better idea. She could fool them, she knew she could. Get The Warden on her side of this. It would be a blow to her pride, sure, but she wanted to get out of here more than anything. To see Pa and her sisters. She took a deep breath, facing The Warden with a smile. "Alright. What have you got for me?" 1. Do you know why you were arrested? "How couldn't I? I mean, the exact events are a bit foggy to me but I remember that I was stealing something from a museum somewhere. Something valuable, that's for sure. It was a stupid, I know that. They track all of those things very closely, so even if I had gotten away with it, we couldn't have sold it. But Pa wanted it. So of course, I tried." 2. Do you regret what you did? "Stealing before? No. Not much, anyways. I always felt a tad bad, but... It was always off some rich person who didn't need that much finery anyways. But that night... I already told you I thought it was a bad idea, didn't I?" 3. Did you do the right thing? "I think I've already answered this, honestly. No. It was a idiotic plan. Sorry Pa, it was. And... Maybe stealing is wrong in general too. This place has made me see things differently." 4. Who are your Pa and sisters to you? "Everything. The world. I'd do anything for them. We used to be poor as dirt. Ma passed when little Lettie was born, ten years ago, and Pa never had a stable job, always trying to find something new. I want to make them smile. That's all I want, for my family to be happy. How can they be happy while I'm here?" 5. Who did you hurt? "NO ONE! How could stealing hurt someone? I- No, I'm sorry, I understand how it could hurt someone, just not... Physically. Everyone who wanted to stare at those precious valuables... I'm not sure who exactly I hurt, but maybe, I presume, in the process did." 6. Do you believe you are GUILTY or INNOCENT? "I'm not about to tell you I'm all innocent, because I don't think you'd believe me if I did. But I'm not all guilty either, not enough for this place. I steal because... Because I love my family. I'd give anything to them. And I'd never steal something someone needed. Just the little things. Trinkets if you will. Nothing big. Nothing big. And I'll never steal again when I'm out of here. I'd be the sweetest angel you've ever met."
