“Your son?” Dina exclaimed in shock.
Selena smiled. “I’m sure Lee will tell you all about it. For now, I think both of you should get some rest.”
“We will, Mother,” Lee said. “But I think I’d like to sit here for just a while longer.”
“I’ll stay with you,” Dina offered.
“You can tell a person’s value by their friends,” Selena remarked. “You, my son, have great value from what I can see.”
Lee smiled and Dina bowed low.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, son,” she said as she left.
“Your mother?” Dina said incredulously. “Why didn’t you say so earlier?”
“I just found out,” he replied.
Dina looked at him in wonder. “You are full of surprises,” she said. “I must say, meeting you has been an experience of a lifetime.”
Suddenly, Kaylia shook violently. Lee reached out to grab her, but she stopped shaking just as he touched her arm.
“I hope this Theopolou can help,” Dina said as Lee wiped the sweat from Kaylia’s brow.
“So do I,” he replied gravely. “So do I.”