Selfish desires? A faint smile spread across Betsy's aloof expression. To her, Carl was not being selfish at all. He was being bold and showed a willingness to take up responsibility. In fact, if Carl had chosen to retreat, she would have thought less of him, maybe even despised him.
Melissa had a twinkle in her eye as well. "Of course. We're all with you."
"We'll stay!" Dorothy swung her little fists. "I'm going to catch a few of those Observers to conduct some research on!"
Hervor did not say anything, but the smile she gave Carl was filled with affirmation and encouragement. She clearly also supported his decision to stick to the original plan.
Ralph, Milton, and Brian did not oppose either. They were truly knights at heart and did not fear danger.
"Thank you, everyone," said Carl
