Fifty-three:
Imperator Zale
Sirena wasn’t feeling well, and she’d retired to our room for the evening. “Well?” said mother looking at me expectantly as we entered the dining room together.
“Well, what?” I asked.
Mother smiled. “Is she pregnant?”
I paused. “You know, I haven’t even considered that. But I don’t know. Ever since the news about her sister, she’s been very distant. We’ve been together a few times. But not much. She says that she doesn’t want to be with me until we find her sister.”
Mother froze. “You know that we can’t do that, right? Gale has made it clear that if we investigate, he’ll consider us prime suspects. Any chance at peace that we have could cause problems. We don’t need anymore problems. Sirena is supposed to be the key to all of our problems, she’s not
