Jack craned his head to look at Nochalla, as if she were an actual human being and not a three-eyed housecat. She blinked slowly, like she was answering a question. Her ears twitched in response to something Jack could not hear. Nochalla was a strange creature, who Jack could, strangely enough, trust the well-being of his daughter to and count on them both to stay out of trouble.

Relatively speaking.

[color=6644ff]”By all means. I am needed on Earth, today. An old friend found something strange and has asked me to inspect it, which may take minutes or hours, depending on what we find,”[/color] He said.

That meant Annika would probably be alone all day.

[color=6644ff]”You’re more than capable of taking care of yourself. Stay within the Everdark today, but feel free to explore as you want.”[/color]