Chapter 135

LUNETH "Since it is vacation time, what do you say we really let the kids go away for a little while?" I ask when we lie in bed, my head on Drexon's chest. "At least until all of this madness calms down." "Is what Tema said getting to you?" he asked, and I feel the sound of his chest hum in my ears. "Of course not." I push my head up with my hands on his chest so I can look at his face. "I have encountered Tema firsthand, and she is always full of lies. She is the last person I would ever think of trusting in any circumstance." "Then?" "I do not think she was bluffing." "How can we send them on a trip by themselves?" "I thought of it and..." "I can't send them away by themselves," Drexon said, his finger running into my hair. "I know that this is a ploy by Maljore and can't imagine wanting to intentionally step into it." "But with them here, we can't have them with us every minute of the day," I say, because that is my worst fear. What if we are out of the house and Maljore, with all o