I stepped closer.
“No. You have no idea who their father trusted.”
For the first time, her confidence seemed to disappear.
Airport police escorted her away.
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She turned once to glance back at the twins.
Lily noticed.
The little girl immediately lowered her
eyes.
That small gesture nearly broke me.
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I knelt beside them.
Owen spoke first.
“Are we in trouble?”
“No.”
“Is Claire?”
“That depends on what the police discover.”
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Lily studied my uniform.
“Daddy said you were brave.”
I almost laughed.
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Not because anything was funny.
Because children believe uniforms represent certainty.
Adults understand differently.
“Your dad exaggerated.”
“He said you saved people.”
“Sometimes.”
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“Can you save us?”
There are moments when words simply aren’t enough.
I had given orders involving hundreds of soldiers.
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I had briefed generals.
I had stood beside grieving families.
