Chapter Forty–seven    ~Tiny Changes~

Jasper

I refrained from asking my father any questions on our way back home. I wanted him to ease off but it seemed he wasn't going to ease off anytime soon. Zara has done him badly with the way he looked.

"Honey, how did it go? Where are the Silverblade Knights?" Mother asked, hugging my father.

"They're gone," Father said.

"Already? Was Gwen found?"

"Yeah. Jasper and that kid named Leo found her in the woods."

"You don't look alright. Did everything go well? Did she get to see Gwen?"

When my mother said 'she', I knew she was referring to Zara.

My father rubbed his hair with his hands. "She met her. Zara's as stubborn as she was in the past. She hasn't changed and it turns out she's been the leader of the Silverblade Knights. Although she just retired."

"Their leader! Are you okay?" Mother asked, looking worried.

I was inclined to ask questions that had been eating me up, so I seized the opportunity.

"Why is there so much tension between you two?" I asked.

"You and Zara. Every