Liadan almost made a comment that he slept wrong by not sleeping with her, but bit her tongue. "Let me see."

"It will be fine. Let's just get the kids ready and get breakfast," Aron replied.

"If it hurts you it's not nothing." Liadan fussed.

"It'll wear off as I move about," Aaron declared, despite not being entirely certain.

Liadan folded her arms. "Difyr can fix it in minutes."

"It will be fine, Lia."

"It will after Difyr treats it." Liadan said.

"No."

"Aron..." Liadan said warningly.

"NO!" He stormed to the door and practically ran out, slamming the door behind him.

All the smaller children burst into tears and began wailing. Liadan wanted to cry herself. But she tried to comfort Vikki, Lizbet and Geoffrey.

Liadan was trying to get the children ready, but Vikki was being impossible. Every time Liadan turned around the child had found some way to make herself dirty. Dirt, paint, sweets...

"Aron, help!" Liadan cried after Vikki smeared chocolate all over her nice dress.

Aron had just finished with the boys. He turned toward Lia and Vikki. "Vikki!" he admonished.

Vikki blew raspberries and pelted her father with a fistful of chocolate.
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Liadan winced. Vikki's behavior had been terrible lately. Almost enough to distract her from Yehudit's strange behavior. Liadan could not get a straight answer from Yehudit, who seemed to be avoiding everyone these days. Liadan worried about all her children especially Vikki and Yehudit. She felt like a failure as a mother.

"Come here, you little monkey!" Aron exclaimed, making a grab for her.

Vikki deliberately ran into an end table, knocking down a glass and breaking it. She giggled.

Aron sighed and gave chase.

Vikki dove under the bed in a cloud of dustmice.

Aron went under with her, hoping Lia had another dress for her to wear. He cornered Vikki and started tickling her.

Vikki stomped her little foot squarely on Aron's nose.

"OWWW!" Aron exclaimed, rubbing his nose.

Liadan knelt next to Aron's legs. "Aron, are you all right? What happened?"

"The little monkey kicked me in the nose!" he exclaimed.

Liadan sighed. She did not know what to do, none of her children had ever been this badly behaved. She wondered if it was because things had been so bad between her and Aron lately.

"Is it bleeding?" She asked.