Chapter 114

The water rapidly hit the rocks in a narrow stream. I watched it continuously flow. Nature is truly a miracle and the best way to refresh your mind. However, nothing can ease the anxiety of a current challenge. I couldn’t stop thinking about what Ophelia had said about not seeing a trapped child there. The war that was soon to come entailed death and imprisonment.

What would I choose for my aunt when I wasn’t sure about her sins? Punishing an innocent would eat me up alive. There had to be a solution.

“There is, Cass,” Desmond spoke. For the past five minutes, gushing water was the only sound around us. “I brought you here to clear your mind. Don’t punish yourself because of Jane.”

With a lowered head, I walked up to Desmond. “I am sorry. Don’t you find this extremely troubling?”

“No.” Desmond shook his head. “Because the solution is obvious.”

“Which is what?” I said, desperate for anything.

“Jane hasn’t given us any proof of her innocence. We don’t trust anyone,” Desmond began. I wa