okay, final chapter. Sorry for the long delay. And sorry for the shortness of the chapter. hope you like it :)
It wasn't long before Cara's training was complete. Everyone was surprised at her quick progress, but Dahlia suspected it was because Cara wanted to learn. She supposed that it only made sense that if someone wanted to be trained, they would finish faster. This was, in fact, the case with Cara. She had a strong desire to be a Mord'Sith so she could stay with Dahlia. She had made up her mind early in her training to do exactly as she was told, and to never resist. As a result, her training was completed much faster than usual.
When Cara finished her training, she decided to take a short trip back to her home. She desperately missed her family, and was determined to make them accept her choice to become a Mord'Sith. She arrived at her old home just as the sun was starting to go down. She immediately saw her father outside, but her mother and Grace were nowhere to be seen.
She cautiously approached her father, so as not to startle him. He didn't see her until she was fairly close. His reaction was not what she had hoped for. He stood with his arms crossed, glaring at her.
"Cara," he said, "You should go."
"You don't understand," Cara tried to reason with him.
"I understand perfectly," he said. "You're one of them now. You're not welcome here anymore."
Cara knew there was no changing his mind. She turned quickly and left, not letting him see the tears that were starting to form in her eyes.
When she returned to the Mord'Sith temple, she was still feeling slightly unhappy. Dahlia realized right away when she saw Cara that something wasn't right.
"Cara?" she asked, hugging her, "What's wrong?"
"I should have never gone back," Cara said simply.
Dahlia didn't need to ask any further to guess what had happened. She had thought about trying to convince Cara not to return to her family, but had decided against it. Cara could be rather stubborn.
"Cara, they don't matter anymore," Dahlia said. She knew it sounded harsh, but it was true. "You don't need them. You have us. We're your family now."