Redhawk Caldera Magic is costly. You take what you didn't earn, but you pay for it.

Maybe she should've thought this through before saying anything else, taken some time to weigh the pros and cons, perhaps consulted with her Regents again. But this was becoming a purely personal matter and Towhee was sick and tired of beating her brains about what to do with Reyes and the kids. This solution wasn't perfect but it was one she could live with, so she was going to seize it.

"Then, fine," Towhee said, stare unwavering again as her orange eyes ate into his face like fire. "They have to have an escort with them the whole time, every time, they visit Brecheliant," she repeated, stiffening as she wondered if he would end up refuting any of that. "I'll allow it."

As if her inner voice hadn't already done enough—not to mention her outer voice, Reyes's too although she couldn't technically hear it—another in the back of her mind reminded her that the kids were at that age. No matter what she and Reyes decided among themselves, they had minds and wills of their own. They could very well disregard every parameter their parents set, as youngsters were wont to do.

She hated to think that her children might learn about consequences the hard way, though the Sovereign soon banished that line of thought altogether. She blinked a few times, hard stare awaiting her ex's final answer.