Chapter 8: The FamilyTheir dining room table was set for six that evening. Everything was prepared for a thanksgiving feast, celebrating Alcaeus’ return. The table was piled high with fruits and nuts, with steaming bowls of fish and lamb, as well as creamy sauces and spiced wine. In the center of the table was a poorly wrought woolen table runner. Lying in the center of the asymmetric cloth was a basket full of figs and miniature honey cakes.
Charaxus and Doricha sat together on one side of the table. They chatted pleasantly, determined to wait for their guests to arrive before they began eating. Sappho plopped down by Tori and grabbed a handful of the honey cakes. While Tori was rocking and patting Kleis to stimulate her digestion, Sappho fed bites of cake to Tori the way a momma bird do
