The group returned not long afterward. Eugene looked nervous the entire ride back. His teeth kept clattering together so much that Daphne initially thought he was freezing, but Gideon knew better.
The idiot was terrified of facing his mother.
Daphne tried cheering him up several times, but Aaron kept ruining the mood.
"If I were your mother, I'd slap you first and kick you out of the territory afterward."
"Ssshhh! Shut up, Aaron! Mrs. Elliot is a gentle woman! She would never do that!"
Aaron crossed his arms lazily. "I don't know. Maybe she should."
The two of them continued bickering nonstop while Eugene only looked more miserable after every sentence. Gideon eventually rolled his eyes and stopped listening altogether.
By the time they arrived at the Safe Zone, almost everyone who was not working construction had already gathered near the entrance waiting for them.
