Chapter 199

　　Louisa's POV 　　After Josephine walked away, I looked at Mana and Mata. They still looked terrified. 　　"She really doesn't have to say sorry to us, Miss." Mata looked up at me and said. 　　"We don't mind being beaten, you know." Mana rubbed his head and said. 　　I crouched down and got at eye level with them. 　　"Don't allow anyone to bully you again," I said in a soft voice. "When people do bad things to us, we should stop them. If we let it happen, they will keep doing bad things to us." 　　They looked at me with their giant watery eyes and nodded. 　　"Why didn't you hypnotize them?" I asked. 　　"We can't do it." 　　"People know that we're with you now." 　　"We don't want to bring you any trouble." 　　They lowered their heads and looked ashamed. 　　My heart was throbbing. I hugged them and said, "Always protect yourself before you want to protect others. Please don't get beaten again." 　　"OK, Miss. Next time we'll run away." 　　"We won't let anyone hurt us!" 　　They placed their arms gently aro