Chapter 78

"You want to come with me?" asked Madison. Yara, who had been practically floating with joy at the thought of exploring the world, suddenly fell silent. She looked at Madison with a strange intensity. In those unsettling eyes, Madison saw an unexpected hint of vulnerability. "Ms. Locke, don't you want me? You released me from the tomb, and now, you're just going to abandon me?" Yara's voice was filled with distress. She floated closer to Madison and continued, "Aren't you afraid I might harm someone? Aren't you worried I might become enamored with the world and its pleasures? That I—" "No," Madison interrupted. "You wouldn't harm the archaeologists who tried to enter your tomb, and you wouldn't harm other innocent people, either." She paused before adding, "If you did, I would have gotten rid of you." Yara's face froze in shock. "How heartless!" She then clung to Madison again. "Since you freed me, it would surely sadden you to have to get rid of me. So, to avoid making you sad