Jason frowned, still clearly displeased by her agreeing to go to the surface, but he remained silent. Instead, he offered her his arm. “Let's head back, Ari. I'll send him a list. I'm sure Alec can make whatever arrangements are necessary on his own.”
Ariana nodded, said her farewells, and let Jason lead her back to her family's quarters.
Alec watched them leave, questioning whether he should have pushed Ariana into making this trip. He'd wanted her to agree, but not if it put her at risk. There was too much damn secrecy around her to know how dangerous this could be for her. As soon as her abilities emerged years ago, her family had circled the metaphorical wagons. They weren't talking, and no one knew enough about her talents to even guess. Hopefully, he could learn something by review
