In the Rover family's throne room, the Rangers had taken their seats, Damon and Hale, first and second heads, present and accounted for. The third seat belonged to Arthur Rover. It was empty.
Thirty members of the Rover family stood before the Rangers in respectful silence; children, cousins, and blood of varying degrees were all present.
Arthur's children were somewhere in that number. Amber, Nitin, and Hayder, standing like the rest. Leading them all was Loki Rover, Damon's son, out front where the weight of the moment collected.
The summons had confused him at first. Then he saw Loki take the vanguard position, and the pieces fell into place, or so he thought.
There had been rumors floating around about Loki and the Princess of Barbados for some time. An engagement announcement made sense.
