Gwendolyn squeezed Cameron’s hand in reassurance. She was glad that Kyrion was able to corroborate her words to prove to Cameron that he was indeed sorely missed back at home. She wondered though if his being away from the palace saved him from exposure to the plague.<br/><br/>She turned to look at Cameron, her eyes pained. “I begged him nearly everyday to call you home. And it hurt him very deeply to tell me no. And yet, the day he finally told me that he was working on a way to bring you home... I knew he was happy.” He hadn’t even told the other children— only her.