Alice pulls her head back to smile at me, her eyes penetrating mine. “I would not expect anything less.”
I have to tell her about my conversation with Nara next, which is not easy. Her reaction is what I expected: outrage, fear. But under it all, I can tell that Alice is gearing up for a fight.
“We’ll find out what this archive keeper has to say tomorrow,” she says. “In the meantime, if we’re staying here, we’ll have to figure out a way to explain to Mira what is happening. She’s a smart kid, but she’s only six, Darian.”
“She was sleeping quite heavily when I put her to bed,” I tell Alice. “When she wakes up, let’s talk to her.”
I get up, and she grabs my hand. “Where are you going?”
I meet her gaze. “I have to talk to Willow.”
“Not without me.”
The anger in her eyes has me smiling.
