"Demelza. It's fortunate she found me." And though she too had lost track of her own children in the dark Temperance still felt a stab of annoyance at Evelyn McGonagall: one would have thought she would be more diligent after what had happened the last time she lost track of a child!

However irritated she was though it was soon lost when a small person, just the right height to be her ward, bumped against her and, instinctively, Temperance curled her arm about his shoulders and pulled him close against her. One down. Blythe surely couldn't be far behind? She heard his question and felt a swell of relief that he appeared to be unharmed.

"I don't know," she admitted in a softer voice than it was possible he had ever heard from her. "The Lord may be testing us."

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Wonderful set by Lady <3