“I have no idea what any of this means.” Lynne hissed. “I can't deal with any more tonight. I'm going to bed. When your Uncle gets in, just.. don't.. do this.” She waved vaguely at them all and stood from the chair she was seated in to leave. Cern caught her arm as she tried to leave the room.
“You need to stay. There are certain bits of information that are vital to you right now. And unfortunately, the one who would normally be your guardian is out of the picture at present. As such..” Cern took a deep breath. “I'm going to make it my responsibility to keep an eye on you, as a favor to Emma.” Although his expression was grim, Emma couldn't help but look at him with a surprised gratitude.
“Cern...” Emma said softly. He held up a hand.
“Understand. I owe you quite a bit f
