Old Ties and New Rifts

The man sitting inside the hovercar snorted. "Isolde, are you complimenting her or insulting her? How can a young girl look like an old geezer?"

Isolde's face darkened instantly. "Conrad, can you shut up? Just keep your mouth shut if you don't have nice things to say."

Then she turned back to Thalia with a bright smile. "What's your name? How old are you? I'm Isolde Lennox. I used to sit next to y