“Well, show’s about to begin,” I muttered. Twisting in my seat, I looked back at Willow. “Head to your cabin. I’ll come by and see you later, after I deal with this.”
She frowned. “Are you sure? I can come with you.”
I shook my head. “No, it’s fine. They want to bluster, and there’s no need to subject yourself to that. You’ve dealt with enough today. I’ve got this.” I shifted my attention to Caine. “You stay with her. Archer will come with me. Take the vehicle.”
He nodded, and I pulled the handle and stepped out, Archer behind me. Elder Ulric started moving down the steps when my door opened, and we reached the bottom of them at the same time. I heard the door shut and the engine rev before the tires crunched over the gravel as Caine drove away, but my focus remained on Ulric.
“What h
