Damian
While River is with Daniel, I came to speak with Thane. I know the King wanted River here so he could hear her side of things, but I told her not to worry. After all the information she’s had to deal with, I thought she’d be better off with our son. Daniel needs his mommy, and River needs some alone time with him.
I thought Thane would be pissed about it, but he wasn’t. He understood. Lyric said she had things to do and took Mom, Rosemarie, and Anja with her. Goddess only knows what the four of them are up to. But Dad, Orrin, and Garret were with Thane when I arrived.
Dad is sitting on the couch, arms folded, expression carved from stone. Orrin leans against the far wall, his posture deceptively relaxed, though his eyes are sharp—always calculating, always watching. Garret is sit
