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“So you’re saying I shouldn’t have done it?” Ridley asked several minutes later when Dad had finished shouting about how stupid and dangerous it was for her to go back inside the base. “You’d prefer it if I’d left that building intact so the Shadow Society could continue to experiment with new ways to torture and kill elementals?”
Dad exhaled loudly. “No, Ridley, obviously that’s not what I would prefer. I just wish you’d stop putting yourself in danger.”
“Dad, you have to—” Her eyes moved to the others standing behind him. All three—including Callie, who was now awake—looked awkward, as if they’d rather not be listening to this argument. “Dad, I appreciate everything you’ve ever done for me,” Ridley continued in a low voice, attempting to keep their conversation a little more privat
