"She's the other half of my heart." He said sadly, turning towards the keep.

"I'll find Mama and tell her where to find you." Lek was feeling upset, he didn't only wanted to find his mother, but his twin too. He felt like he was feeling more upset than he should be feeling, which could mean Millie was upset about something. Lek hated being separated from his twin, the past weeks had been really hard. If it wasn't for finding his Papa it would have been unbearable.

"I'll catch up with you later, Lek," Shawn said, falling into step beside Nelek as they entered the keep.

Lek took off like a shot for the kitchen.

To the kitchen>

Wulfsen galloped through the gate, an arm around Sileas's waist. "It's good to be back."

"It is. I'm anxious to set up my rooms and see what Xavier found for me at the mansion, if anything."

"And to properly announce our engagement to your family." Wulfsen kissed below her ear.

Juniper stretched her arms above her head, wincing slightly at her wound. The memories of the strange doctor who healed her still sat in the back of her mind.

"Does this place have a healer? And not the kind who live in the woods?"

Sileas nodded to Wulfsen. "Yes, that too," she smiled. "We have two healers who are from the villager and Wulfsen has a medic for his men."

Yehudit nodded. She was a frequent visitor to the healer. "Difyr, and Aalyssa is helping her. The live off the Main Hall."

Juniper heaved herself to her feet and retrieved her sword before hopping off the cart and walking towards the largest building

"Find me if you need me!"

She shouted back as she walked away from her friends.

> To Main Hall

Wulfsen dismounted and offered Sileas a hand down.

Sileas placed her hand in his and dismounted.  She smiled up at him before heading to the wagon to collect the boys.

Oscar was establishing his place in the pecking order. He grabbed the other two boys by their ears."Listen up. I'm bloody well the bloomin' top boy 'ere- I'm bloody well the boss. I got picked first, yer two just begged yor way in. I'm bigger than yer and I'm stronger than boff of yer put togeffer!"

Sileas stood at the back of the wagon, hands on her hips. "Here now, Oscar, there will be none of that. Everyone is equal around here. Now then, we'll go in and find Mama."

"I'm bigger and I were first so I'm bloody well more equal than eever of them." Oscar gave each ear a twist before releasing the other boys. He jumped from the wagon. "Yor Mum didn't take up wiv some bloke like Mike and ditch yer?"

"Mama and Papa were together when they adopted me. I grew up on the streets until I was seven. The woman who had me didn't want me at all, it didn't matter if she had a man or not. Mama and Papa had all girls, so I'm thinking they would like to have two sons," she said, looking at Liam and Felix. And everyone is equal in this family. Everyone, regardless of size, how long they've been here or how strong."

"But I'm bloody well the bloody boss of them." Oscar stated. He had spent most of his life being picked on by boys bigger than himself- he was making sure no boys would be picking on him here.

"No, Oscar. Their parents will be the boss of them. Or if they instead to go into service of Lord Thornblade, they will be under the guidance of whoever is in charge where they are working.  Your only  job is to be a little boy."

"I'm not wee! Blimey!" Oscar exclaimed angrily.

"I didn't say you were wee. I meant you should take the time to enjoy still being a child. Being an adult, that's...that's not all people say it is."

"Bein' a wee kid ain't fun." Oscar said, drawing himself to his full height.

"You don't know that because you've never been allowed to be child before. Being able to play and not have to worry about stealing. It's going to be an adjustment, I will tell you that."

Oscar still was not entirely sure that Wulfsen would not hit him for stealing from him earlier when given the chance. Oscar shrugged. "Yer said there's food?"

"There will be food, time for play, laughter." She saw Felix and Liam run over to Wulfsen to follow him.