For parents, nothing could quite cause a spike of adrenaline like the idea of their child or children in danger.
The cry of Jason startled the couple, and they reflexively jumped up before running toward the source. But it was only when she stood on her feet that Evelyn realized that she did not do so on her own. Daemon had practically hauled her to her feet, and he had disappeared from behind her.
The bewilderment Evelyn felt, especially as she barely noticed Daemon almost leaving afterimages on her retina as he covered the distance to their son, left her unable to keep feeling any more nervousness.
She saw Daemon arrive beside the panicking Jason, and after communicating for a moment, crouched down where the boy had been, showing that things were less dangerous than expected. Then the father and son gathered to look at something in the grass, talking in a low voice.
