*Rion*

My feet felt as if they were made of heavy metal as I walked up to the door of my home. My mind reeled as I mulled over the past week that I’d spent away from Daphne and my children.

It had been a successful trip, filled with promising allies and promises of support from new friends should we need it. It brought me some semblance of peace knowing that we were continuing to make good relations with our neighbors.

My successful trip ...