Sienna stuck her tongue out at her mother, like Ali did often after mischief. "I just figured that if I didn't change, I would lose my husband and children and the good life I had found."
Her mother sighed. "Thank the fox god you came to your senses." Indeed, if her daughter had remained the same, then they would all still be living miserable lives.
She stepped out of the room to change and mingle with the guests.
Moments later, Sienna adjusted the golden pearl crown on her head as she stepped out into the hallway, Ali's hand tucked firmly in hers. The little girl's dress shimmered so brightly that it put the fox lanterns and lights in the corridor to shame. It was so bright that it made the guards recoil.
Elias also stepped into the hall, from the opposite end, their son Eli trotting beside him.
