Daphne stood in front of the crowd. Sheâd called a public forum in the gymnasium of the high school, in order to discuss recent events. She knew many of the Sunnybrooke citizens were anxious about what happened; she could sense the fear that ran through them and felt it needed to be addressed.
âThank you all for being here,â she said into the microphone the school provided for her. âI know many of you are wondering why I called this meeting. As some of you may know, our own Honey Larkin was apparently murdered in the woods by Lake Ryn last Sunday. The FBI have scoured the scene and are conducting an investigation. I ask that everyone please let them do their job and not try to investigate on your own. Please do not badger the border guards for answers, Iâm sure they wonât know anything more than we do, and please give the FBI time to get back to us on what theyâve found.
âIn the meantime, we do want to be safe, so please use the buddy system whenever you leave your homes. Please lock your doors and windows and make sure anyone who visits is a friend. If you have a problem with anyone or have any concerns, you can bring it up to your leaders.â
She looked around at the many faces gathered, getting a feeling most were not happy with her words, but this was all she could offer for now.
âAre there any questions?â
Daisy didnât like the feeling she was getting from the earth around her. Ever since the murder it felt like nature was weeping for the poor victim that was Honey Larkin. She felt completely drained of energy since that night. But to support her friend, Daisy sat in the corner with a cup of coffee and listened to every word that was being uttered during the forum.
 She watched as no one asked questions and began to sprint from their chairs towards the door to make their great escape. A sigh left her lips as she managed to muster up enough energy to drag herself out of her chair.Â
âThat was brilliant Daph. Youâve got this Queen duty downâ