" Good, you’re here—” her father rushed over to crouch in front of her “—milaya, what’s wrong?”
Maybe if she shared the burden, she wouldn’t break for a while longer. This was what family was for, right? “Caleb went to Namino to try to find Marlee and rescue her.”
Her father stood and took several steps back, toward the center of the small room. “I know.”
“You…what?”
“I know he’s gone to Namino.”
Alex slowly stood, her limbs heavy and her soul burdened. “Dad, what have you done? "
― G.S. Jennsen , Inversion (Riven Worlds #2; Amaranthe #15)