Serina's eyes held Veronica in a steady gaze.<span style="color: green"> "There isss no 'might' about it. Izzy wasss with me almossst the whole day and would not have had time to get into town and back."</span>She said, her stern, defensive tone most likely surprising some present. "And I am posssitive that she had nothing to do with anything." She turned to face the Ringmaster and her frown softened.<span style="color: green"> "Pleassse Sssir, may I enlissst her help? I just want to get to the bottom of thisss and she can help."</span><br/><br/>She stared into his goggles. While he did have an otherworld quality to him, something mysterious and indefinable, Serina had grown up around him and she had somewhat gotten used to his force of presence.<span style="color: green"> "I-I jussst know she will help us figure thisss out. I jussst want to help protect our family and I know that she will too."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>