"Esther? Where's mummy and daddy?" Raine asked, surprise evident in her eyes as she watched Esther walk in with her grandfather.
"Daddy is at home, and mummy is coming," Esther replied, like the clueless girl that she was.
"She is coming?" Raine asked again.
Before Esther could answer, Chris pulled at her hand and smiled gently.
"Go on in, Esther. I will send for you when your mother arrives," he said.
Sensing that something was wrong, Raine waited until Esther was completely out of hearing distance before turning to her husband.
"Hello? Where is Shikera?"
"Gone," was Chris' simple answer, as he took his seat on one of the couches in the living room.
"Gone where?"
Chris sighed. "How do I tell? I only passed on the message everyone else was hesitant on telling her and before you argue with me, go comfort Esther. She saw something she should not have seen."
