Alaric Davenport hadn't been able to find her for the past three years.
But Opal would help her with the arrangements for this trip back.
"Eve, your mommy's being mean! You've got to stick up for Daddy."
Crystal turned her head to the side. "I listen to Mommy."
Opal pouted, looking aggrieved. He held Crystal with one arm and pinched her little cheek with his other hand. "You're being mean, too."
Rosalind Lowell laughed. "Alright, alright. We can see each other when you come back on the second day of the new year. We'll all go to the temple fair then."
"Okay, okay."
"Prince Opal, the outfits you requested have been prepared. Would you like Miss Lowell to try them on?"
"You ordered clothes for me again?" Rosalind Lowell asked.
'In truth, after all these years, she had grown used to having him around. He was like family.'
