Owen's pov
If someone told you your mother was missing, what would be your first reaction?
"I'm sorry." No not that. That's Penelope apologizing for saying anything because now my grandmother is on a phone call with a member of the council who dabbles in the arts of black blood. Not pretty, and absolutely illegal. The king knows about it, the council has been sworn to death to not let this get out.
If you're told your mother was missing, and the woman who was laying in her bed was a different person, you might freak out and cause a scene. But I'm calm, and so is Huxley. We're unmoving, even as Weston is negotiating with Ingar that if Penelope helps us find mom, she'll get the help she needs to presecute the person responsible for Nelia's death. Of course my grandmother says yes even
