“Er… Welcome home! I wasn’t told to expect you,” Edmund greets, feeling suddenly quite intrusive, as though Aeron is the actual owner of the property and Edmund has been found trespassing.

“Any particular reason you’re still lingering on our doorstep?” Aeron asks, turning a page, but not looking at him.

Edmund resists the urge to glare. “Your brother isn’t well yet and still requires treatment. Your parents have been gracious enough to keep me ...