As Grace and I sit on the library later that day, I finally find the nerve to bring it up again, "Do you think she can do it?"
"Who?"
"Bianca."
Grace shrugs. "She stands more of a chance than I do, though that still isn't much of a chance."
"Hm." I grab the book Julian assigned us during class and turn onto the first page. When I am halfway through the third page, I feel the urge to ask, "Don't you think Ronan will realize what the forest expansion might mean and agree to help?"
Grace places her book on the table. "He'll probably understand it better than we do, it's still a long shot. He might not look like the type but I've seen him with Aven, he is a risk taker but I doubt he'll risk him."
"But Aven might agree to help us, right?" A plan starts forming in my head. I had no delusio
