"Ellie, I know you want to help with this, but I am going to insist you stay in your suite with Gavin." Pa didn't often feel the need to tell me what to do, but this was one of the times he put his foot down. "This is for your safety. You cannot be anywhere near these two when we deal with them. Orders from the Moon Goddess!"
This alone tells me there was much more going on than I knew. But I was never one to question the will of the Moon Goddess. If she wanted me to keep my distance from Donald and Wanda, then I was more than happy to do so. And frankly, the two of them left a very bad taste in my mouth, and I had much better things to do with my time than to worry about them. I knew Pa and Allistar would do what had to be done in a swift and just manner.
"I am okay with that, Pa. I am
