Dirge POV

Later that day, toward the evening, Dirge still could feel Thessi in his arms. 

“Dirge? Are you listening to me?” Dane asked.

Perking up, Dirge said, “Of course.”

Well, he was, while his mind wandered back in time earlier in the day when he and Thessi headed upstairs to dry off in private. His family performed magnificently, going above and beyond to help them move past their bump in the road. 

“I hope they weren’t too much,” he said as ...