Jack was awake and almost dressed when I entered the bedroom.
"What was that about?" he asked about the commotion downstairs.
"Nothing," I replied. "Just Major Craen bursting in."
"And what is he doing here this early?" Jack asked.
I shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe he wanted to wake us all as a power play? Anyway, make sure you look your best. We're going to have breakfast with him now."
Jack raised his eyebrows.
"Grandpa invited him," I said. "I think it was unwise, but it would have been rude not to. Which I think was what the Major was aiming for."
"Let's go then," Jack said, buttoning up his shirt. "Before they cause an even bigger commotion."
And we went downstairs but didn't find them there, so we headed towards the dining hall.
The dining hall was huge, as it was originally
