another part of the house all of them had disappeared into, and walked back to us.
“This is your home, Elena. Don’t ever let him make you feel like it isn’t, you hear me?”
I nodded. “Thanks.”
Sir Robert blew out a huge breath. “One day I know I’m going to regret it, but now, not so much.”
I squinted and Sammy laughed.
“I thought you didn’t worry about that, but I guess I was wrong.”
A full-on quarrel was taking place in the kitchen as we walked in.
It was between Blake and his mother and it was weird how I didn’t seem to hear it.
“Sound proof walls,” Sammy said as she must have seen the confused look on my face when Sir Robert opened another door that Blake had shut behind him.
“Enough!” Isabel yelled. “I love you Blake but I’m not having this in my house!”
“Your house? What happened to ‘Welcome home, Son’.” He sounded sarcastic.
“You have become such an ungrateful little prick. If it wasn’t for what Elena feels when you are getting a hiding, I would’ve given you one myself by now. Now get the hell away from my sight.”
He looked down at his mother, bared his teeth and turned around and walked past me.
Tabitha ran after him, not saying a word.
Isabel let out a frustrated groan and Sir Robert pulled her into his chest.
“He needs to Dent. When is that going to happen, Robert?”
“Shhhh, we have company.”
She turned around, worry lacing her eyes, before a smile took its place as she saw all three of us.
She opened her arms for Sammy and they both hugged one another. “Welcome home, sweetheart. You, I know, will appreciate it.”
She giggled. “It’s gorgeous Mom. I mean look at this kitchen.”
It was gorgeous; granite tops with the most beautiful open fireplace in one corner, which for some reason made me think of a dragon lying in front of it in the winter. There was a huge wooden table in the middle and appliances on the counters I’d never seen before. It had a huge fridge, and a stove that could make food for any occasion. There was also a wash-up area that reminded me of King Helmut’s kitchen.
“Elena,” Isabel said as she gave me a hug too. “Welcome home.”
“Thanks, it’s really stunning.”
“This was exactly how my home was before that horrible night when everything was lost to us,” she said softly.
“I’m so sorry.”
“Don’t, today is a good day and not even a little ungrateful dragon is going to change that.”
“Isabel,” I said. “He’s everything but little.”
Her head fell back and she laughed. All of us joined in.
“I missed you girls so much, come let me show you your rooms.”
She lead us upstairs and we went to Sammy’s first. It was so spacious, had the most beautiful posted bed and there were all sorts of colors everywhere.
“I love it,” Sammy said.
“It’s Sammy alright,” Becky left her two cent comment, as she opened the door that led out to the balcony, or what I just called the opening.
It had a huge passageway and opened into a landing. We stood on the edge and looked over the most beautifully manicured backyard. We saw a beautiful swimming pool with deck chairs and umbrellas; even a BBQ area for Sir Robert, that had a huge wooden table and plenty of chairs. The rest of the view was breathtaking. Tith’s mountains were in the back and it was just open spaces. Everything was the opposite of what they’d had before. I was glad that my father had left his dragon a vault filled with treasures.
It was so cool, and a part of me wished that I was still a dragon.
We passed Blake’s room but didn’t hear anything coming from within.
“It’s bliss,” Sir Robert said. “Not hearing things you don’t want to hear.”
Isabel laughed. “Yeah, that’s what you say now.”
“Don’t remind me, please.”
Sammy suppressed her smile and I stared at Becky who was grinning too.
“Seriously?” Becky asked.
“What?”
“At least Elena won’t be a Tabitha,” Isabel said
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