A mere hour before Nicholas' awakening and subsequent familial swarming, my own family and retainers had also gathered around our usual breakfast table, yet unlike usual where the air was one of cheer and harmony, today it was of jitter and expectation, as they all awaited my arrival, or more accurately to say, the arrival of my companion.
Yet when I finally entered the dining hall and they all stood up in anticipation, only to find the space next to me vacant, I could practically see the confusion and disappointment dripping from their sour expressions.
"Brother, where is sister in law?!" Cyrus exclaimed, his palms slamming onto the table before him, rattling and spilling some of the glassware upon it and on the white sheets below.
