"They're Tarquin and my kids too. This is Baby, and this is Elijah. BabyElijah, say hi to your great-grandma."

The two little ones obediently greeted Tracey together,

"Hello, Great-grandma!"

Tracey was absolutely delighted.

"Oh my goodness, look at you two! Why are there two little ones? Elijah looks just like Elliot and Evan! And Baby's the spitting image of Elysia!"

Elysia laughed as she explained,

"Back then, both of them were taken away, so when Grandpa and Grandma found us, it was just me, Elliot, Evan, and Emmett."

"Elijah grew up with Tarquin, and Baby was raised by someone else..."

"Grandma, I'll fill you in on all the details about the kids later. For now, tell us about you and Grandpa."

"Why is it only you and Bernard back? Where are the other grandpas?"

"What happened last night? Why wasn't anyone home? There was always someone around before."

"And how did those hunters get so close without you knowing?"

Tracey let out a long breath and glanced at the hunters knocked out cold on the floor, frowning a little.

really. Gerald had some personal business and had to go down to

it was just Bernard, Quincy, Walter,

and paint-he found this spot when Bernard took him exploring as

curious, so he tagged

the old guys gone, it was just me and Bernard holding down the

it, as soon as Quincy and Walter left,

young whooping cranes nesting over there, and we

are less than three thousand whooping cranes left worldwide-barely over a thousand in

"And

and all

out east.

it's a step

one,

Pippin, the fox Evan raised since he was a pup. He's got his own territory and a

Pippin, Evan would be

jerks have their way, so Bernard

to teach them a lesson, and I went to help

never expected anyone would find this

message, it was almost too late. We hurried home as fast as

Elysia was speechless.

the house was empty-what a

arrived five years ago, Grandma and Grandpa had already become the guardians of the

always loved the

since they'd intruded on the animals' home, it

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