the trapped shadow

"Wait, what do you mean by us? I am not coming with you," replied Valerie shaking her head.

"It's not a joke Valerie, we have to go back" Victor chided his sister.

Valerie nodded in understanding and replied, "that's why I want you to go, go and find a solution to all the problems. I will be here 

waiting for you." she added the last line getting her stance clear.

"But why aren't you coming with us ?" asked Cynthia, with a lot more patience than victor.

"We need someone here to keep an eye over things, plus I wasn't the one who ever got attacked, it may be a disciple of the dark mage who somehow knew Chloe, and helped her or Chloe was the one sent my dark mage when he saw you. In any case, we need to know about them which could only be possible by going back and gathering information and at the same time keeping an eye here,'' she explained but both of them looked at her sceptically.

It was clear that didn't buy her excuse.