"Babies can do that to you." Baba Yaga sighed. "At least it means that Lith and Solus are both in good health and that this is not as urgent as I feared."
"It actually is." Elina said. "Don't worry, you won't have to wait long. I have my methods."
She walked to the kitchen and turned on the stove, preparing a fresh pot of tea, coffee, and hot chocolate.
"Do you want to join us for breakfast?"
"I don't want to intrude." Acala cleared his throat in embarrassment. "I'm-"
"Yes, please!" Dawn cut him short. "I'll take one serving of everything and so will he."
"Of course." Elina chuckled as she prepared pancakes and cooked a fresh batch of biscuits. "And what he won't eat, you will."
"Nailed it in one." Dawn sniffed at the oven like a hunting dog, right beside the hunting dog.
Lucky, the Ernas family pet, moved his big, round eyes from the bacon sizzling in the pan to Elina, hoping for an early snack.
"You really remind me of Solus." Elina said. "Do you also like eating?"
