Mandra nodded as Jabir continued talking. “And’s I shows them how’s to eat bugs, and’s how I’s saved Bálint from a… a… a… herbivore, but he wasn’t really in danger, it justs wanted the food he picked. And’s I almost fall from the mountain, but Alice used her colors, but’s it made her sleepy and’s we couldn’t wake her up. And’s….”
Mandra finally laid his fingers gently against Jabir’s lips to silence his son. If nothing else, it gave Jabir time to draw in a deep breath. He looked up and saw Ariel standing in the doorway to the tented area that had been set up. An amused smile tugged at her lips, but the glisten of tears in her eyes told him that she had heard the adventures their son had been telling him about.
“Hi,” she whispered quietly. “Do you have room for mommy?”
“Mommy!” Jabir sai
