“Oh don’t be like that, dearest, they bring a pop of color to your existence and you know it,” Lowri responded, deliberately oblivious to his quippy remarks. She was a woman on a mission today and did not have time to endure such antics from her eldest son (her eldest, right? Honestly sometimes they all got mixed up in her mind.)

“Are you enjoying your day today? Do you require anything I might have Millie fetch for you?”

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