Elise had taken the girls to get something to eat and later headed out to play by the lake.

Mathilda always loved lakes, when she was younger she’d say that there were creatures living on the bottom, looking up at us when we stared at our reflections.

And Kiera liked Mathilda, she felt safe with my sister so I knew they’d both be fine.

The Guards would be with them so no harm would come to them and Elise was warm and kind and would keep a mother's eye on them.

We ...