MAXINE

I stood to my feet and wrung out my hands in front of me. "Liam…" I didn't know how to begin.

"What's going on?" He looked at me and then the Luna Queen.

"The next part of her journey requires her to do it on her own," The Luna Queen spoke up. "She will be going to the lore keeper on her own in one hour."

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, no," Liam said. "Maxine is my responsibility. I can't just send her off to some stranger and not follow her."

"I swear with my life that ...