Schemes and Sacrifices

"But Mom, Killian really doesn't like me." Sadie's eyes filled with tears. "Mom, I want to give up and go back to Valerius. My dad died there, and I want to stay at his house for the rest of my life...and never come back."

Sadie was intentionally mentioning Edgar's death.

Vance's best friend, Edgar, who saved his life, had passed away. If Edgar hadn't given his life for Vance back then in Valerius