Ariadne nodded slightly. "I can understand that desire. To not know. If I could go back in time and see the ultimate fate of my parents...I don't think I'd want to." The possibilities she could imagine were terrifying enough. Especially for her poor father. Feofan hadn't been weak, like everyone in the pack joked. But he hadn't been built for battle either.

Her mother had probably gloried in going down fighting.

Her father...had probably suffered.

She paused. "But...I'd like to know. If you'd be willing to tell me. If not, I completely understand but...I guess I'm still trying to put together the pieces of all of this."