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In this chapter, Casey is going to have a little talk with her daughter about said daughter's hostility towards Luna and Blaze.

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Chapter 11: Casey and Snow Talk

"Wait, who's that?" Dusty called out, running to the globe as she pointed to where Angel had just disappeared.

"Who, dear?" Aunt Song asked.

"There was someone else with her. I saw them." Dusty insisted as her brother stared at her.

"Saw who, Dusty?" he asked. "I didn't see anyone else." Me and Aurora raised eyebrows in confusion.

"It was him… the Traveler in the Dark… He's with her." Dusty said desperately. "I saw him, he was right there, standing behind Angel on the skylight."

I groaned. "Dust, not this again." I said, shaking my head.

"Wait a minute." Cloud said, bending down and taking Dusty's hands in her own. "I saw him too. Only for a minute but he was there, sure enough. Dusty's right, there's someone else with Angel."

"I do believe you're right, but hardly anyone knows about him." Luna said standing on Dusty's other side.

"Do you know who he is?" Dusty asked.

"Barely but…."

That was when I snapped. Don't know why I did, I just did. "Just who do you think you are!?" I screamed, striding over to where they were sitting before anyone could stop me. I pointed my staff at Luna. "You said it yourself: you're not supposed to be here."

"I chose to be here because I felt like I was needed." Luna said patiently. I said nothing as she continued. "As the spirit of time, I am aware of everything that happens here but not even I know how these events are going to play out. But if we all, and i'm talking about you and your cousin too, don't work together as a team, we will not succeed."

"How can I trust you?" I asked, stiller than I'd been in all my ten years of life.

"Snow, you were led to believe that my father 'abandoned' your parents, left them questioning their identities, but that's not what happened and only you can be the one to decide that. I only offer you the truth in return, but it was essential for them and you'll figure out why. Whether you choose to trust me or not is your decision."

I lowered my staff and crossed my arms, staying silent.

"Milly, don't let Snow get to you." Taylor said coming over to her and Saige's friend.

"Yeah, let's focus on what we're going to do next." Saige said, joining Taylor.

"Milly?" I asked, puzzled.

"Yeah that's what we call her besides Luna. To you, she may be just that, but she's Milly to us." Saige said with a smile.

"Well, I happen to like the name Luna." Solar said, blushing pink.

Smiling, Luna put a hand to her cheek before she looked up at Taylor. "Don't worry about me, I'm fine, Tay."

"Well, don't feel bad, Mills." Blaze said, smiling at me. "We all have to be patient with Snow." I stuck my tongue out at him.

Sighing, I spoke again, calmer this time. "I need some air."

"I'll go with you." Dusty said.

"Mind if we come along, Snow?" Aunt Song asked, standing next to Cloud and my mother, whose eyes, sad by what I saw, never left my own.

"Sure." I said with a shrug.

Along the way, Mom leaned against Aunt Song for support as we walked past the yetis and out into the winter air. They were doing hardly any better, but they seemed stronger. Aunt Song's ebony streaks were more pronounced, fading into the now soft silver and my mom wasn't too far off with her own dark brown streaks running through her jet black hair.

The winter wind was blowing a bit, but the warm sun helped in providing a subtle breeze for my mom. In other words, she was okay out here for a while, but she couldn't be out here too long. I was the only one the freezing cold had no effect on. Mom, however, took advantage of the time she had out here and pulled me aside as we sat in the warm light of one of the yetis posts out of earshot of Aunt Song and Dusty.

"Snow, you wanna talk to me about something?" Mom started, raising an eyebrow. I never could hide things from her.

"I'm just… Uneasy." I admitted. "Angel really seemed powerful. And she was abandoned like you and Dad."

Mom sighed and ran a hand through my black and white hair, pushing some of it behind my ear out of my eyes. "Oh, Snow, my little sneachta banphrionsa," She started, calling me by the Irish name she and my dad had nicknamed me when I was born in Ireland where we stayed for a couple of years (For those of you who don't know, it roughly translates to "Snow Princess"). "Your father and I taught you better than that. You know Jack and I don't think Manny abandoned us anymore."

I crossed my arms and raised an eyebrow at my mom. "Mom, I may look like both of you, but I am not you. I have my own opinions."

"But, just because you feel hostile towards Manny is no reason to take it out on others, least of all Luna and your cousin. It's not their faults." I sighed and my mom smiled. "Now, promise me you'll go a little easier on them."

"No promises." I said. My mom sighed, obviously seeing that she wasn't going to get anything else out of me. We walked back to the others just as it seemed that Luna was leaving. I heard her say something about wanting to help us, but her dad said otherwise. "So, wait, where are you going?" I asked, surprised.

"For now." Luna answered, gazing up at Manny. "Dad wants me home."

"Isn't it your choice though whether you stay or not?" I asked, which seemed to surprise everyone, including me.

"Apparently, dad doesn't see it like that. He says he does it to protect me, but what he doesn't know is that I want to be a Guardian like the rest of you." She said, walking into the distance as she turned to face us for a final second. "But, don't worry, I'll be back, you can count on it. I'll find a way, whether he says I can or not." And she disappeared into some stretches of Manny's moonbeams as I held my staff aloft in the air.

Looking back, I saw my mother shiver. Aunt Song pulled off her shawl and wrapped it around Mom's shoulders as she said, "Come on, let's get you inside before you freeze."

As we began to walk back, I noticed something in the snow. Bending down, I saw it was a freshly cut palm. "Hey, guys!" I called to Cloud and Dusty. "Look what I found."

They rushed over as I held it up. "You don't think it came from where Angel appeared do you?" Cloud asked when she noticed the thoughtful look on my face.

"I've got a good hunch." I answered. "Come, let's go show the others." I ran inside, followed by Cloud and Dusty.

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