"I can't hunt, Sara, you know that," Jane said. "My mom would freak if she found out that I knowingly went to the forest. You know how she feels about that sort of thing."
Yeah, I know how desperate she is to keep you from the truth.
"We could sneak off during the day. Maybe on a Sunday? When the sun's up," I replied with a deep sigh.
She gave a brief laugh before remarking,
"Now I see why my mom thinks you're kind of a bad influence."
"Really? She does?" I was shocked. Although I've always sensed the older woman's dislike for my kind.
"Well, she didn't exactly say you're bad influence, but yeah. It's what she thinks," Jane replied with a nod.
Mrs. Brown was always cordial. Had she really spoken unpleasant things to her daughter about me? I told myself that if so, she had her reaso
