Chapter 21
Duchy of Aragoni
Marco
WHEN THE BOYS were escorted to my office after school the next day by their driver, they were understandably curious and a bit nervous. The nervousness stemmed from the fact that other than an occasional runny nose, they were almost never sick. In fact, the period of inactivity they’d faced due to their broken bones was the first time they’d ever been confined to the house because of illness or injury.
After they’d settled down in side chairs, I excused myself for a minute to give my staff the rest of the afternoon off, and once they’d departed, I locked the outer door to my office. I returned to my desk and sat looking at the three of them. Finally, Marcus couldn’t stand it any longer.
“What’s up, Papa?” he said.
“At the moment we’re waiting for Dan
