*Calvin*
I place myself between Basil and Jareth, and Dad does the same behind me. “Why can’t he know?”
Jareth sighs, raking his hand through his hair. “I’m not going to hurt the pup,” he begins, but I have no plan to remove myself from his path. “He knew SkyClaw was producing wolfsbane.”
“Did you know?” Dad asks.
Jareth shakes his head. “No. I did not. I suspected something was going on, but I didn’t know what, nor did I have proof of anything to take to the king.”
“Did he know I was there?” Ada asks softly.
Jareth turns to him, a look of sadness on his face. “To my knowledge, no. I am sorry, Ada. Perhaps you three should stay here while you are with us to keep the pup from the packhouse.”
She nods at him. I search through the bond for her emotions. She’s hurt and betra
