CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
I could hardly keep from running, so eager was I to see how the children felt about my new ‘invention.’ Arian hurried along at my side and had to hitch up her dress to keep up. We soon reached the park south of the music hall and I wasn’t disappointed. The children scurried about playing a game of tag, and among them were Kean and Lia.
Lia noticed me first and her friendly face brightened. She raced over and I tucked a hand behind my back before she grabbed the other one. “Have you come to play with us?”
“Don’t you have enough players?” I wondered as the other children, seeing me, hurried to join us.
Kean shook his head. “That isn’t it. None of the other adults will play with us.”
“Or cook us sweets!” another chimed in.
“Do you have brownies?” one of them a
