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"There is nothing better than letting her stay here instead of going with Tommy," said Maelie, her eyes staring straight ahead.

Erland exhaled harshly, recalling Amanda's face, remembering how she begged to be allowed to go with Tommy.

"Honey, but she wants to go. Keeping her here when she doesn't like it and wants to go to Alaska will make her feel tortured here... It will make her suffer," he said anxiously.

"And she will suffer more if Tiffany or Leo finds her and does something bad to her!"

"I'll tell you once more... She's not a little girl anymore; she knows what's safe and dangerous for her, good and bad... She can take care of herself... She's a smart girl, and living in hiding isn't new to her since she hid with you for two years, right?" Erland asked, raising his eyebrows. "Think about it, did she ever do anything that could endanger herself or you? Did she ever do something careless that almost revealed your identities?"

Maelie was silent, still staring straight ahead, reme