"Elizah–"
"Don't worry." Elizah subtly cut off Davis's words before he had a chance to state his opinion. "I'm sure the future Luna of the moonshadow pack can make choices for herself, and it's not a by-force option. She can decline the offer, and as I said before, I only want to help."
"That's kind of the problem here." Celine didn't hesitate to express her suspicion. "You never help anyone unless it benefits you, which means your offer to help comes with some hidden reward that either one of us won't be aware of. We don't want to be a part of that plot, we can lead her to the end of the river ourselves."
Celine crossed her arm, and Davis nodded in agreement. Nathan stood with Celine, and Elizah's fists clenched at her side. She maintained her smile, a bit strained, and she glanced at Pollyanna one more time.
