Elana shook her head with an angered expression and looked at her daughter. "No! I was going to pretend to die no matter what. I wasn't going to simply die, but fade out of existence until the treaties were signed and everything was ready. Many people had advised my to bring you back here before I left, so I did because I wanted to see you before I left.. My original plan didn't count on me coming back. I have a small list of people that would have been possible candidates for the next ruler."