Half an hour later, he had taken off his disguise and was walking out of the temple when he saw Thea outside.

"Darryl?! Why are you not in your disguise?" a startled Thea asked.

Darryl smiled and said, "There's no need for that anymore."

Thea thought about it and nodded. "You're right. You have a prominent status in the Temple of Light. No one in the whole of Pearl City would dare to behave impudently toward you. The Damien family has invited me to their banquet. I'm still contemplating wheth