When they arrived home, Aurora was lounging in the living room, lazily watching anime on the TV. Chase frowned, noticing she was alone.
"Why are you down here by yourself?" he asked.
Aurora perked up at his voice. "Lyra has a cold, so Aunt Hecate is watching over her. Aunt Leto is taking care of the babies," she explained.
Diana and Alice stepped further into the room, but Lila, who had been following closely behind, suddenly froze.
All she heard was sick.
Chase, on the other hand, only heard sick too.
By the time Diana turned around, Chase was already wearing a hazmat suit and slowly inching backward. Lila, wide-eyed with horror, was mirroring his movements.
Diana blinked, stunned. "Why are you two moving backward? And why are you wearing that?"
Chase didn't stop. "Did you not hear her? Lyra is sick."
Lila groaned. "Chase, give me a suit too! Do you have any idea how many germs are in a single cough?"
