Lena took two slow, threatening steps toward them. Leo instinctively backed up, tugging Milo and Eliot with him.
Her hand stayed jammed in her coat pocket, knuckles white.
But with Luna Marry watching, she forced a tight smile that barely passed as polite.
Lena cleared her throat, smoothing her wet hair back with one hand.
" I was just trying to help them reach that frog statue, "she said, voice calm, professional. " They were so eager. I didn't expect the ground to be that slippery. "
She gave a small, self-deprecating laugh, the kind that said, Look at me, the adult getting outsmarted by children.
" Next time, I'll let them handle their own wishes. "
Luna Marry didn't reply immediately. She just nodded once, curt.
She exhaled through her nose, slow and sharp, li
