Matt knew none of that. He was with her because they made a great team and got along.
She’d have to tell him eventually, but she was determined to push that day far into the future. If he looked at her differently, it would hurt far worse than any of the others growing up.
Liz had nearly had a heart attack when he had asked about ‘Mara.’ She had nearly panicked and asked how he figured it out. But no, he had just been trying to learn about phoenixes in general and stumbled upon her stupid mother’s fight for the throne.
She was going to strangle her mother for letting that bit of video stay public. It had taken some inventive truth-telling to keep the illusion up that her mother wasn’t the very person he was studying.
She was just happy her mother hadn't taken her concerns very seriousl
