[Kaliko]

"And how much more will she hurt when we rip her away from her father?" Raven demanded. "Stopping this will help her physically but it will crush her in every other way. When he beat her, there was love in her eyes, not fear. None of us have any right to stop her from doing this out of love. Regardless of how any of us might feel about it."

Dan sat there for a long time, watching Laurel. Then she slowly stood. "Alright..." she replied. Then suddenly she reached out her hand to Laurel.