The next morning started early. Riley had barely slept, she spent half the night contemplating on everything they learned about her mother. What was the motive? Why did she agree to come and help fight the Avari, if she was just going to betray us. Riley turned this over in her head, and suddenly her blood ran cold. She mind linked Jasper. Meet me in the study, now! Riley was already pacing the room when Jasper entered. Elara, was close on his heels. Riley didn’t know about her grand mother’s involvement in all of this, but assuming that Cecelia didn’t know the truth about Elara’s true identity gave them some hope. “If my mother betrayed us what’s the motive?” She said quickly. Jasper stammered, trying to find a answer. “She didn’t want to be found. Then we found her. She fed us that s

