Despite Elly"s disapproval, Zo arrived in Darrienia long before her friends, departing soon after Daniel had left in pursuit of Acha. Despite her warnings about premature travel being dangerous, Zo was insistent. Elly supposed she should have been grateful that she had been informed, but would have preferred for her warning to be heard. With nothing more to do, she had decided to keep a close vigil on Daniel and Acha, to see where the conversation took them with regards to their loyalties. So much already hung in the balance. She could not afford another unpredictable element.
Zo had lied about the reason why she had wished to depart so prematurely. She was certain Elly had realised this and was relieved when she wasn"t questioned further. She had wanted the isolation, to sit in the place
