Gavin's Rock (Chapter 5) - Rescue Mission
[Dinah vs Taz] Dinah sat on the edge of the worn sofa in the small, modest living room, her heart pounding in her chest. The room was filled with the familiar warmth of home—the faint scent of fresh-baked bread lingering in the air, the soft light from the lamp casting a golden glow across the faded wallpaper. But tonight, the comfort of home did little to soothe the worry gnawing at her. She fiddled with the edge of her dress, her fingers trembling slightly as she tried to steady her nerves. Across from her, Emily Skylar, her mother, sat quietly, her face a mask of calm that only a mother could maintain in the face of such danger. But Dinah could see the worry in her mother’s eyes, the way her hands tightened around the knitting needles she held, even though she wasn’t knitting anything at the moment. "Are you sure you’re going to do this?" Emily’s voice broke the silence, soft and filled with the kind of concern only a mother could have. Her eyes searched Dinah’s face