Either way, this change was a massive relief, and left me feeling more open to talking to Julian, who walked closer to the couch. I stood up to talk to him, not wanting to be seated while he loomed over me.
“I still think it’s a good idea for us to go,” he said. “Now more than ever.”
“Because Alice wants to go?” I asked.
“Yes,” he replied. “But also because after this happened, I put some of my team on research, searching for ways to help cure Alice. There’s nothing truly substantial yet, just threads that could eventually lead to something more. But some of the neighboring packs have been mentioned in the texts the researchers are looking into.”
“I’ve seen those texts,” I said. “They are rumors, nothing more than gossip.”
“Isn’t that worth checking, though? Maybe the stories are just
