The gates of the mansion opened before Trafalgar and Rhosyn reached them. Two guards greeted their lord and stepped aside immediately, but Trafalgar barely slowed as he followed the familiar path cutting through the snow-covered gardens.
After spending the entire walk through Euclid thinking about Myrrhvale, Maeron, Dravok and everything else waiting for him, seeing the mansion ahead finally pushed most of it aside. There were still problems to deal with, but none of them needed his attention in the next five minutes.
The front doors opened before they reached the steps.
Mayla came out first with Aaron wrapped warmly against her chest, protecting him from the cold that entered through the open doorway. Her brown eyes found Trafalgar immediately, and the relief that crossed her face made it obvious she had been waiting for this moment since the day he left.
