Chapter 13
Duchy of Aragoni
Marco
DAYS PASSED QUICKLY, and it was time for the boys’ casts to be removed. Marcus and Bernardo had ceased using their crutches around the house about a week earlier, except when going up and down the stairs. All three boys were more than ready to be liberated from confinement. The casts were removed after school one afternoon, and we took them for an early dinner at their favorite pizza restaurant by way of celebration. On the way home from dinner, they were talking excitedly about the upcoming trip to Disney World.
“Speaking of Disney World, you guys are going to be doing a great deal of walking while we’re there, so you need to start practicing,” I said.
“Papa, we know how to walk,” Marcus said.
“True,” I said, “but you haven’t been doing much of it f
