Once we were inside a different room, Grand Luna sent away her entourage away so it was just us. With the look on her face, I could already suspect what her worries were.
“Have a seat, Madeline.” She pointed to a corner and I obediently went over there to sit and she followed, taking the one next to me.
She looked at me for a long time in silence and I was beginning to wonder how long she would go when she finally broke the silence.
“To everyone else, you’ve only been away for two years. But to me, I haven’t had a proper look at you for eight years.”
That was because she secluded herself after the incident that took Mom and grandfather away. And even when she was done mourning, I wasn’t important enough for her to look for. I wouldn’t believe it if she told me she didn’t know what wa
