Jess, Jesse and the children arrived just as the ship taking the stone and experts was leaving. Ali was quick to latch on to Sienna, rubbing her head against her mother as if she had missed her deeply.
"Mama, you left me again." She complained.
Sienna patted the girl's back, "Mama had important business to take care of."
Ali lifted her head and shot her father a look. "Next time, leave such business to papa."
Elias pretended to be wounded while most of the adults laughed. They made their way into the house where breakfast was served at the table. Because the queen had declared that she was joining them, it was heavy laden, with a variety of foods.
Some people sat around the dining table, but it could not fit them all, and others moved to the living room or the kitchen.
