Elias
"Shall we continue?", I ask my grandmother, trying not to show my annoyance. What is going on here anyway? What did Lyn do and why was Laura so bent on me punishing her hard enough that she even lost her fear and respect for me?
I can't explain any of this. But I will find out. I continue to eat silently as I think of how to punish Lyn without scaring her or hurting her. It just won't come to me.
"My dear boy, you look stressed," my grandmother says worriedly, but I sense from her not only worry but calculation, which makes me curious. I look up at her and scrutinise her smile.
"Maybe you should take some time off. You told me once about your forest cabin, where you can always sort out your thoughts."
"And what do I do with her? I'll have to punish her," I point out.
"Oh my boy
