He looked apologetic. Well, he looked like Joe looking apologetic. "This is the best way for your mother to listen to me. If I spoke through you, then there would be suspicion I am influencing you. But this Society trusts Rhonda." I gave him a very hard look. "You mean they trust she won't let you have control." "Yes."I put my hands on my hips. He lowered his shoulders. "Zoë—they all need reassuring. And we need their help. We must save your friend. Not just because he is your friend, but because his First Born is important to the Abysmal Plane as well. She is like royalty." I watched him, but my mind was on Daniel. Anxiety sat like lead weights on my shoulders and gnawed at my stomach. I was terrified of what they would do to Daniel—and he'd already gone through so much. I owed Inanna for bringing him out of the madness the Horror had caused him. And I...I was feeling so damn helpless. I'd tried to come up with a different solution, like having Geist manifest outside of my astral connection to Dags.
