Not long after the boys returned from their run, Emeldia's father arrived. Mikel didn't know what to expect from this family anymore, but the man he met in the lounge was anything but what he had imagined. A tall man of bronze and black stood beside Emeldia. He was very handsome for his age with barely any wrinkles at all. Though his silver hair, tied back like a gentlemen's would be, gave his age away. A dark pair of knowledgeable hazel eyes greeted the boys as they entered the room. Melinda and Theo treated him warmly with hugs and firm handshakes. Mikel, on the other hand, was extremely intimidated. The man's gaze seemed haunted, not by sin, but by age. "Well Theodore, do you plan to introduce me?" His husky tone gently dove to the point. "Grandfather." Theo was being proper, jus

