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Aftermath 6: Princess Shayla
Princess Shayla
My Rangers are in trouble.
No doubt Tara would tell me to let them work it out for themselves; unfortunately, I don't seem to have a choice. Cole and Alyssa have ignored everyone's advice so far, and I doubt that's going to change any time soon.
Everything else seems to lead from them. Taylor's upset because Alyssa's upset; Danny's worried about Cole: Max is upset because everyone's upset; and Merrick…
Well, I haven't seen Merrick lately, except for during battles. I don't know what he's avoiding.
Alyssa and Cole were talking, the Princess noticed the next morning; that was a good sign. Max looked happier, too; whatever Danny had said to him the day before had obviously worked. And Taylor…
Wasn't there.
"Does anyone know where Taylor is?" she asked the group at large.
"She went to see Eric." Alyssa offered. "She hasn't seen him recently, and since it's been so quiet she decided to go today."
The Princess nodded, settling beside the pool. Taylor and Eric, despite the fact that they fought constantly, were spending more and more time together lately. Taylor refused to discuss him with anyone, but that was just Taylor; even Alyssa couldn't pry anything from her that she didn't want to tell.
So at least most of her Rangers seemed to be repairing the cracks in their relationships. Connor had strained the bonds between all of them, and for a time the Princess had wondered if he'd stretched them too far; but the Rangers were pulling together again.
At least, most of them.
Princess Shayla looked into the fountain, summoning an image of Merrick; as usual for this time of day, he was working outside Willie's.
She rose to her feet. Time to settle this.