Darren and I walked down one of the halls with our hands interlaced. Tim, Rodney, and Lyle were sent to head up investigation teams and then report back for ‘guard’ duty for me. Honestly, it was a bit annoying, but it made Darren feel better.

“Dare, have you spoken to your parents yet?”

“Not yet. I had other business I needed to take care of. One of my sources located Ivy, but she wasn’t with Alfred. Ivy seems to know one of the commanders there very well. We know Alfred was ...