"What? No way! I can't leave my friends in this mess!"
Amelie gave Claire a cold, disapproving look, "Claire, me mustn't risk your safety."
"I won't. He only attacked once and he barely did any damage. I was just caught off guard. We can protect ourselves now, we're prepared."
"Exactly. You were caught off guard once, you can be caught off guard again."
"I won't." she repeated, "Please, Amelie. If it's so dangerous that you want to send me away, then it's too dangerous to leave my friends."
Amelie eyed Claire for a long moment and Claire's brief sense of victory at her brave speech vanished as she worried if she still had a choice in staying, or if she ever did and Amelie was just humoring her...
There you go! Hope you're all on the edge of your seats for Amelie's answer. Thanks for reading and all the great reviews. I checked them at 6 am, as soon as I got up for school this morning and they made my day! I think I already had 7 by then which is amazing. You guys are great. Keep reading!