aaand-smol timeskippity skap to like three weeks later.
Sun had a habit of looking up sharply whenever a carriage trundled along the drive or when the front door opened when his dad was away. Now, he was looking up nervously every time there was a sound from outside.He looked back down at his Latin and tried not to listen to his step-siblings muttering just outside the room.
Edin: "He's completely batty if he thinks his dad's coming back, it's been three weeks already."
Thalia: "Journeys take a long time. Besides, even if his dad does come back, it's not going to stop us, is it?"
Edin: "We've gone on for this long with him. I just hope I get my knife in time."
Thalia: "You're going to have to be careful.... mother'sother's on to us."
Edin: "Please, Mother knows something's up, but you think she'd believe the Devil incarnate over her own flesh and blood?"
Sun swallowed and tried to focus on what he was reading. Periculum. That meant danger, didn't it? Fitting.
Thalia: "She likes Sun, though. She's worried about how jumpy he is."
Edin: "The sunburn's always jumpy. That's just how he his."
The sound of the door opening stopped his step-sibling's conversation short.