Chapter Three: The Salvation of Paradise

[Solace]

Paige was surprised with herself, as she stood with her teammates anxiously awaiting the minute they were to head out she felt no fear, only a the deep calm of knowing that she was doing the right thing by being here. Paige could remember the last words Jono had said to her before she’d walked back through the portal to be met with a new mission.

((“Love, you know your doing the right thing”))

Those words had been like a pinball in Paige’s brain the entire time she’d been back with the team after her down time. Was she doing the right thing? By risking her life wasn’t she risking never seeing her family again, and by doing so wasn’t she risking the happiness of Jono and her family? Those questions would probably never cease to spin around Paige’s brain. But now wasn’t the time to be thinking this, right now she had a battle ahead of her. One which if she allowed herself to truly dwell on those questions she knew she would not longer feel the calm of thinking she was doing the right thing, this reality needed them….Kya needed them.

Upon hearing Balder’s question Paige’s resolve faltered for just a moment before she replied. “Ah’m as ready as ah’ll ever be.” Wringing her hands nervously Paige focused her nervous energy into that, anything that would keep her mind off of getting self-doubts floating through her mind was beneficial to her.