[Bonus chapter]Odd family

Seated in a chair under the shade of a cottage in the woods was the king's uncle. He skimmed through the newspaper he'd only procured earlier that morning. Keeping track of what was happening in the world was his only way of knowing if they were being followed and if they were safe.

Two slender warm arms wrapped around the man's neck in an embrace. The man turned to and kissed the new arrival on the lips before she asked, "What are you reading?"

"The daily newspaper," Sean replied. Amanda took a look at the page he was reading and noticed a halfway-done crossword.

"Are you certain?" she laughed fondly.

"I was also passing the time, checking on my intellect to make sure it's just as sharp as it used to be," the man replied with a smug look.

"Of course, you were," the woman chuckled.