Their father returned a few minutes later, giving the three girls plenty of time to get reacquainted. He had slowly moved out of the room and grabbed the last of the bags, putting them upstairs and taking a moment for himself, digits slowly fingering the memento of his wife, holding back tears of joy. When he returned in their midst he was composed, happy and filled to the brim with energy to sustain them all for the rest of the day. “Come, come.” He finally said, patting the eldest daughter and herding her towards one of the chairs, letting her sit down and enjoy breakfast he had made. He did pinch her left earlobe playfully and whispered in her ear that “Old?” He then flashed her a knowing wry grin as he playfully shrugged it off, making another batch of pancakes.<br/>Breakfast was spend in a hectic flurry of questions and barely chewed swallows. Everyone had some story to tell or question to demand of one another, although poor Elys no doubt got the largest portion of the assault, having to fend of two siblings and a very overprotective father who switched between happy for her and then flashed to the mode of strict veteran architect. All in all it could be summed up as warm, hectic and long overdue.<br/><br/>After dinner was over he gave his two youngest an assignment each, letting them know what he demanded of them before lunch and then set them to it. He had simply instructed his eldest to follow him, lifting most of her bags with ease as he led her up the stairs and into his room. “You will have to bunk up with me for the meantime, seeing as your old room has been remodelled into a study of sorts.” He stated as he prepared a closet of her own and gave her plenty of space to settle in. There were only three beds in this house, himself owning the largest. She would have to bunk up with one of them if she wanted to sleep at night. The way this family had grown up together this was nothing to fret about, seeing as they were all comfortable with one another. “So, how long do I get to keep you this time?” He asked her calmly as he leaned against one of the walls, watching her frame unpack certain objects.<br/><br/>Little did anyone know that the night that was about to face them would be the first to set them down a path of taboo.