Sound the Alarm!

With everything being... the way it was, Steig had gravitated towards his aunt. They had been scouting, looking for her damn donkey when he took off, only to find he had rounded up yet another lady donkey to add to their herd. He had been keeping busy, trying to forget his mother's illness, the way his father clung to her side, withdrew and seemed to become something else. If he refused to acknowledge it, it wasn't really happening, right?

The only surprise when Delphi called was that it wasn't Erik who was summoning them. He tugged on his aunt's ear, smirking at her grunt, for appearances sake, before his face dropped to something uncharacteristically serious. He bit back a sigh as he joined the meeting, making an effort to sit and be attentive. He did hate stuffy occasions like this one, but he knew Róta would kick his ass to the sea and back if he clowned around during a meeting.

“Speech”