Sand Sculpture

John Senior finally understood why his son had previously evaluated the four Golden Sons in the city with adjectives like "treacherous" and "slippery," adjectives with a clear emotional bias.

These Golden Sons were no less capable of saying one thing and doing another than the nobles themselves.

"Since Mr. Roland demands it, then I'll be straightforward." John Senior peeked at the other three and realized that although they were gorging on food, their attention was actually still on him, so he smiled and continued, "I must put some people in at the new docks. I wonder what you four have in mind?"

"Must you?" Roland asked.

Hawk and Link both put down their knives and forks.