Coit
I haven’t been back to Nightfall since Lydia’s abduction. I try to keep in touch with the Nightstone family, as we’re all in this crisis together, but the guilt has made it difficult. It’s easy to blame myself for what happened to Lydia, and I can imagine her family blames me too. I’m more than surprised when they’re not hostile toward me when I arrive at their ancestral home.
Lydia’s mother, Amanda, pulls me into a hug. “How have you been?”
“Hanging in there,” I reply. “How are you holding up?”
She pulls away, unable to hide her worry but trying to stay strong. “We’re hoping that we can get Lydia back soon.”
“Me too.”
There’s a somberness and anxiety in the house since my last visit, but the family stays close to each other. They’re leaning on one another for strength. I feel l
