A message from Astraea (cont.)

Talia's thoughts and emotions were a mess, and Damon was unsure how to help her.

Talia told him that she heard her mother and that her parents loved her, but that shouldn't cause this confusion and negativity.

"How about you tell me what the message was about?" Damon asked.

"There were two parts. The first one was about me staying safe and concealing my true nature. The message stopped, and I called for the energies in the hope of replaying the message, but I accidentally triggered the second part. My mother set it up in such a way that if I struggled with accepting to hide, she would tell me more."

"What is that more?" Damon asked impatiently.

"My mother's name is Astraea, and she was what we call a Guardian." Talia noticed a lack of reaction from Damon. "You are not surprised?"