Kate and Ara were in the kitchen, sipping tea while waiting for Bastien.

—How are you?

—Better, more at ease now. It was horrible… I thought something bad was going to happen, but Bastien was wonderful. And Lucca arrived just in time.

—Lucca was in bed with me, talking to the baby, when he got Bastien's message.

—Message?

—Yes. He said to meet him on the road, him and his men. To go prepared.

—I don’t even know when Bastien sent that message, but thank God he’s so perceptive. I didn’t notice an