“Let me, Mr. Lann,” Roxanne offered. Lucian reacted quickly, holding Jones back.
She turned the doorknob with a silver needle in her hand.
James spoke then. “Lucian, Roxanne, please don't come in first. I'll have to face this myself. I'm going to try to get her back!”
Roxanne halted in her steps. She turned to look at Lucian.
Jones felt anxious upon hearing that. “No. We can't leave him in there alone. James! Stop what you're doing! Don't torture your mom anymore.”
“Calm down, Mr. Lann.” Lucian instructed coldly.
Jones regained his senses. He was still gripped with anxiousness, though. “Lucian, what should we do? We can't let her act like Sheba for a long time. That's what Roxanne said, isn't it?”
“Yes. I know. But James is with her now. He won't ever hurt his mom! I'm sure he feels the same way as you. Do you understand what I'm saying, Mr. Lann?”
Mrs. Lann won't ever break out of this vicious cycle if we let her continue acting this way. Yes, she did feel better after they went to look for an ancient sorcerer in Alendor last time, and he used a ritual to heal her. But now, the sorcerer had passed away. Where else would they find someone like him?
Lucian pondered about the consequences before finally making the decision to support James.
Roxanne immediately understood what Lucian meant after he spoke.
She comforted Jones, “Mr. Lann, I know what's going through James' mind. Let him try to win over the identity that shouldn't exist if there are two personalities in Mrs. Lann. Maybe it would work out that way! Don't worry. I'll come to his aid if anything goes wrong.”
Even though she wasn't sure that James' technique was going to work, Roxanne knew she had to promise Jones the best outcome first to steady his emotions.
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