Hunter’s P.O.V. After two hours of driving, we pull over to a dinner to stretch our legs and to get some coffee. I know I want to read the rest of the information Elder Edward sent me and that means I have to let one of my Mates drive my SUV, not something I am looking forward to. Jason was the only one that wasn’t adamant about me not driving and he has been the only one asking me questions about the SUV, wondering why Uncle Drake had gotten me this one. I told him that I had asked Mom and Dad for a car ever since I got my license, but Mom had said that with the fleet of cars and SUVs Dad has it was not necessary to get my own and that I had talked about it with Nanna. “I think Nanna told Uncle Drake and because Nanna knew which SUV I wanted he got it for me.” I had said. I know I am going to let Jason drive it the rest of the way and I know I will have three annoyed Mates, but I don’t care. I know that Jason understands that he better be careful with my baby and I have a feeling if I let one of the others drive, they will test her to her limits. I grab my tablet out of my bag as we wait for the waitress to return with our order, I open the email from Elder Edward and I quickly re-read the first attachment to the mail. I had interpreted the file correctly and I wonder what the other two attachments will say. Maybe I will be able to find out why no one tells an underaged Mate anymore, maybe there is a reason it is kept hidden and maybe I will be able to settle my mind a little. I just hope I will be able to get some answers fast, this situation has gone on long enough for my Mates. I don’t want answers just for myself, I want answers for my Mates as well and for everyone in a similar situation. I know not everyone will feel the same way about it and that is fine with me, I just need to get to the bottom of this. After we have finished our coffee we walk back over to the SUVs and I am still holding my tablet in my hand, earning me a few strange looks from my Mates. Jayce is smiling at me and I think I know why, he is hoping I will let him drive my SUV. “Jason, I want to read the rest of the email Elder Edward send me. Will you drive, please?” I ask him and he just nods his head as he holds out his hand for the keys. I crawl into the last row of seats in my SUV and make sure that none of my Mates can sit next to me. I don’t want any of them to be able to read the files with me, I want to know what the files contain before I tell them anything on this subject. My Mates seem to take the hint as none of them try to get into the back with me and I am glad that they understand me. As soon as Jason starts driving my attention gets pulled back to the email and I open the second attachment. As I read through it I realize that this document backs up the first file about that trial.It is a document from three hundred and fifty years ago, signed by the Council Elders and the King and it is a Law that states that a male or female is of age when they turn eighteen. However, they can consent to marking and mating at the age of seventeen, if their Mate is older than eighteen. There is a condition to this, it has to be reported to the Council and the couple has to be at the Palace at the first Harvest Moon after the underaged Mate turns eighteen. An Elder that can sense a Mate-bond has to be present as well and if there is no Mate-bond the bond will be broken and the male or female that lied gets put to death. I read through it multiple times to make sure I read it correctly and I start asking myself the question why this is no longer known, why are we taught that you can only consent to mating and marking after you turn eighteen. My mind starts running again and Justice points out that it might be smart to use Papa’s technic by asking questions out loud. I tell Jason that if it gets too difficult to concentrate on driving and listening to me he needs to pull over. “I have read two of the attachments from Elder Edward and I have trouble wrapping my head around it. I know that is was easier for me to handle what you told me by asking questions out loud and I need to that again in this case.” I say as I look at my Mates.