Declan watched as Emily paced back and forth, ranting. He had listened to Keith while he tried to convince or cajole Emily back to the caves and the leadership. It was the same arguments he had heard four times a day for the last three days. At one point, yesterday, he had seen Emily get so angry that she grabbed Keith by the front of his shirt and lifted him off the ground, one handed. Seeing the feat had impressed him. He knew he couldn’t have accomplished it.
“Em, let’s go for a walk,” Declan said finally, with an upbeat tone. He knew that she had a lot of nervous energy that needed to be burned off.
“Why would I do that?” Emily snapped at him without thinking.
“Because you need to get away from the pressure Keith is applying and he won’t follow us if we go to the river,” Declan expl
