Livia pressed her lips together. "You have a tale as well as I do. She saved Emmett, Annamarie, and Jack, who you know all too well."
Darius leaned forward, keeping his gaze square on his cousin. "I decided not to bore you with the details unless you would like me to pull out the full report of what happened?"
Her silence answered for her. Darius took it as a no. He leaned back, resting his chin on his palm as a long breath escaped him.
"I sent Emmett on a grand journey, and you know the man is stubborn…but he would never disappoint."
Livia gave a single nod, her brow slightly furrowed as she listened.
"And so what was the right course of action? He took his daughter, who has so much potential, and Beatrice's son, Jack, on this expedition to learn much. I approved that. I looked over the budget, the routes, and I put trust in my scoutmaster," he continued.
