Lucy hugged her father tight, holding him against her body and feeling him, smelling his familiar scent, knowing it might be a long while before she saw him again. He held her tight in turn and touched her hair, before setting her aside and gruffly saying, "Dochter."

Then she was in her mother's arms for a quick but bone-crushing hug. Kathryn set her quickly aside, but gripped Lucy's shoulder and said, "You will bring your sister and her child back to us for a visit, ...