Lia took the books Gabriel had given her, thanking him and asking him for time to read over them all. Z was fuming beside her, but she just held the books on her lap, and reached for his hand and held it tight.
She knew that Z, and the twins, and everyone else didn't want her to leave, but there was something about the way Gabriel reacted, the way that he almost seemed desperate to convince her... made her want to think about it all.
Z had been in the library, waiting with her as Gabriel looked for the right readings and teachings, and he kept telling her that this was a waste of time because she wasn't leaving, and she would just need to find a healer to teach her things while she was with them.
The rode back in the early morning, meeting with Eli as soon as they arrived, and he was de
