Midnight report

He nodded his head once, a motion of appreciation and understanding. When she brought the topic around to Io, he would nod again. He knew how much it meant to his sister. When he had first found her, she had been alone. Now she had a brother, niece and nephews, a husband, and a lost mother returned. Seeing the love she had for all her new family gladened the Warlord every time he saw it. He felt, with a small measure of pride, that he had done right by her.

He let out a soft, gusty laugh at her next words. “Damn right it is. I swear, i’m going to go grey before i’m six because of these kids” he teased lightly.