(Isla)
I looked at Elara and waited for the answer. She had already given me my father's name, something I hadn't expected to learn so soon after arriving in Silvermere. Now I needed to know what had happened to him. I needed to know what had happened to my mother too.
Elara looked down at the record.
"I'll start with your father."
"Is he alive?"
"No."
The answer hurt more than I expected. I had only known Darius Rowan's name for a few minutes, yet some part of me had already wondered what it would be like to meet him. Vaela became quiet inside me. I kept my eyes on Elara.
"How did he die?"
"He remained in Silvermere after you disappeared."
"For how long?"
"Many years."
Elara opened the record in front of her. Darius had helped search for me after I vanished, even after Cael sen
