The smile she gives him is gentle and warm. "I'm glad you're home, too."

She would never say, because she thinks it would make him sad, but she missed him a great deal while he was away--and Ginia and Helios, too. It was nice to have the children to look after, but that didn't mean she had missed her friends any less.

She can't wait for Ginia and Helios to come home, too.