Aldona and Azuloas were talking to each other, as Jakoba sat on the floor with a heavy book in her lap. They had been waiting for Launce and Montgomery for a few hours, or long enough that Justus had finally showed up and blinked when he spotted them. Aldona was happy that Launce wanted to meet his cousin, he had told her about Aunt Antoinette Atspoguļo’s letters; ones that he kept in a small box in his cupboard.
In fact, Aldona was sure that Antoinette Atspoguļo would hug all three of them. If she was anything like her sister that was, Julia gave some of the best hugs.
“Where are they?” Justus asked them as Aldona made some quick seals and added them to her deck, before blowing some of her baby hairs from her face.
“Montgomery and Launce wanted to quickly meet Etienne,” Aldona expla
