When he returned it was well after dark. His aunt had taken her time venting her spleen at him. She also was upset with how he was acting after they had returned from the mortal realm. He had told her much like he had told his mother, and that was to stay out of it. Reaching the nursery, he quietly checked on the twins first, they were sleeping peacefully and as they typically did, were curled into one another. He pressed a kiss to each of their foreheads before entering the bedroom he’d previously shared with his wife. She was asleep and curled into a ball on the bed. He closed his eyes and allowed himself to sneak a view of her dreams. He had a wall built around his own presence and dreams so she would not detect his presence. She was in their tower in her dream. He was wearing the leath
