Chapter 120 Search Party

• Ava
• A short while later, Chris, Leonard, and I stood dripping wet in the council room, forming a small puddle on the hardwood floor as we faced the stern gazes of the Elders.
• Elise, her silver hair pulled back into a severe bun, pursed her lips in disapproval and tugged her robe tighter around herself. “Would someone care to explain just what is going on here?” she barked. “It’s nearly one o’clock in the morning and you three are soaking wet!”