11. In despair

Trinity sighed again, her voice echoing through the silent walls of the corridor. She rubbed her forehead as she recalled the expressions of the Wright family. At first, the two boys had been intrigued, or that was how they looked when they learned about the world they had no idea existed. But when she spoke of bringing them back to Atanor, their faces fell at once, entirely mirroring how their parents looked at that moment.

Distraught. Anguish. Pain. Fury. She saw all the emotions vividly in Jarett and Emily's eyes, and why would they not be when their children who they had cared for, loved and protected all these years would now leave them? Although not forever, it still haunted them, especially when Atanor was anything but safe.

"Are you alright, Trinity?" This was one of the rare times when Sean did not tease Trinity for her sighs. Otherwise, at other times, he would not hesitate to pull her leg and force her to fight with him verbally.

"I feel blue, Sean. I didn't like what we di