"They're back!" Kypher announced excitedly from his place at the window.
"It's about time!" Justice responded with his usual curtness, though unable to mask his obvious joy.
Kypher laughed. "Justice, if this were a funeral, you'd be mad at the man for dying! Just be glad he's here!"
"I am," Justice admitted. "In truth, I was worried."
"Why Justice, you do have a heart!" Kypher teased.
Avera looked over to Benjamin. He stood with a faint smile, watching the door. 'He seems relieved, but I think he'll feel better about everything once he sees them.'
Mira turned her petite frame towards Ellis who was standing beside her. "Do you think they might need something to eat?" she asked him, touching her fingers to her chin. Her voice was light and gentle.
"That may well be," he told her agreeably. "Eliezer's been in prison. I can't imagine they fed him, and you know how Dorcus is with eating."