"There is much to tell — and yet so little. It was much the same for most of my time there — fighting, on the surface and the underworld. I did finally get to meet my mother and father, however." She paused to look to Elion, arms open for him. "Elion. I missed you, too."

Toula appeared nearby and curled up. Melinoë laughed. "It is good to be home." Oh. She didn't even realize what she said there.