Chapter 26
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Cassian walked up the basement stairs, listening to the voices and laugher become clearer until he was on the ground floor again. He had just finished some work, once again mid-way through breakfast. It was clear where the voices were coming from so he headed into the dining room to meet everyone. He paused just outside the room as his eyes landed on everyone and he smiled watching Jonathan, his grandmother and Zion talk while Theodore watched them quietly looking pretty entertained by the conversation he was observing. His eyes shifted over to Zion again as the younger boy waved his hands while explaining something to the adults. They were both so well-behaved and amicable, Theodore was great at school and Zion was clearly very smart. He would never have guessed that th
