It was past noon, and the golden glow of evening lingered.

Johnson dropped the kids off at their estate. After they climbed out, he partially stuck out his head from the car window as usual and yelled sprightly.

"Going off to get your mom now; we’ll be right back just soon.”

“Okay.” They responded uniformly.

Waving at him and watching him drive back out in reverse motion. Kai and Nico went to lock up the gates.

‘I’m so famished.” Elara complained to herself from where ...