Benjamin held Dia in his arms, but he looked at Ari when she spoke. "Ari, neither of you are to blame for what happened. Maybe it was inevitable; after Dia became solid, you had moments too. We don't know how it happened or why it happened, but Ray reacted out of proportion.  I can understand worry or sadness, but this kind of aggression..."

He gently rubbed Dia's back as he spoke. The last thing he had expected was to see Ray like that. "By who were you attacked?" he asked Ari.