Leaving everyone behind was harder than I thought it would be, mainly because all I wanted to do was to tell them what was going on and let them help me. Sadly, I had been warned by Hel that that was a bad idea. Loki was amazing at sensing the bonds between others, and digging the truth out of them, so I cut ties with them temporarily to keep them safe, and to ensure that we had the best chance of success possible. I hoped that Merlin would understand my note, at this point, that was all I was able to do; I had very few options here, all I wanted was for people to survive. By the time I had left the city, Hel was already complaining about my constant self-recrimination, "Janis, you honestly cannot still be going on about having to break your mist link with the others, can you? We both kn

