Alistair shook his head and stormed away. “No, I said. Absolutely not. We are not involving that girl in this. It isn"t right to even ask her to go against her father.”
“You heard Billy,” Anne said. “She doesn"t even like him. Why not ask?”
“It"s a principle, Anne. You don"t encourage rebellion against parents. Where would that get us?” he said.
She shrugged. “A hell of a lot closer than where we are now.”
“Maybe she"s right, Alistair,” Thaddeus said. He pinched the bridge of his nose.
Donald nodded. “Yes. We can"t do anything or even try to stay together unless we know why.”
“Alistair, listen to them,” Zelda said. Alistair"s head snapped to attention, and for the first time since I had suggested Cassidy could provide us with information, he seemed shocked.
“This from you, Zel? I wo
