Meira didn't hesitate, rushing forward to hug our grandmother. Yup, hug her. I found myself gaping as I fell in step beside Dad while the tall and imposing Ruler hugged my sister back.
I kept going to the place of wondering if she wasn't such a monster after all. Either that or she was just really good at manipulation.
I was betting on the latter.
Grandmother smiled at me as I stopped a few feet away, Dad at my side, Sassafras still in my arms. It seemed like a real smile, one setting her eyes alight with sparkling good humor.
"I believe a tour is in order," she said. "Allow me to show you our world as it was meant to be seen."