Esen laugh brightly and shakes his head. "I think she knows. But she likes having an excuse to feed you. I really think cooking for others is her love language." His smile tempers, but remains warm. It's always good when Insu can come home. As easy as it might be to assume he knew what he was in for when he essentially established this rebellion, the truth is Insu's still a young man and being unable to come home has to be hard.

And did any of them really expect their movement to grow into a real force back when they were plotting and planning in basements, garages, and abandoned warehouses?

"C'mon. I can only steal you away for tonight. Tomorrow, others need you. I'm pretty sure the rest of leadership wants to meet with you before you have to vanish again."