Chapter 9
Great cheers, tears, and open arms greeted their arrival in the village. Eirwen threw her arms around Brennus, sobbing uncontrollably.
“I thought I’d never see you again,” she sobbed, her kisses and hugs almost frantic. “Praise the gods. You’ve returned.”
She continued to shower him with kisses, hugging him, then leaning back to look at him before administering a fresh battery of kisses and hugs. No one else could get near him.
“And who’s this?” asked Cadeyrn.
“This,” Brennus managed to say, “is Cyprian. My darling Cyprian.”
Cadeyrn hugged Cyprian close. “Welcome to the family.”
Brennus looked at Cyprian and winked.
Cyprian smiled, outwardly relieved.
Once Eirwen released Brennus, Vorgell, his grandmother, and Morwenna, his sister, hugged him and said their “hellos.” Owa
