Unlike the first couple, Marcia approached Eugene, her fiancé, with calm composure. There was no emotional reunion or display of longing between them. They simply exchanged a polite nod, like business partners greeting each other.
Are they really engaged? I cannot sense any intimacy between them, Kelsey wondered silently.
"Albern, Cadfael, Darsh, Eugene! It is unusual for all of you to return at the same time. What happened?"
"The Fourth Elder Madam summoned us. Naturally, we had to return. Where is he?" The second son—the immortal cultivator—suddenly noticed the unfamiliar group sitting at the long dining table. His gaze soon landed on the young girl occupying the elder's seat.
Since their father passed away and their grandfather remained in closed-door cultivation, only the elder or his wife should have the authority to sit there.
Not only did Cadfael notice Kelsey's presence, but his three brothers had already noticed her as well.
