"Some of my pride celebrates Christmas," Axe said softly. "And with the worst of this over, Lavoe was talking about all of us heading back home. I won't keep my people away from their families longer than I have to." He nudged his head at the two boys who had lost themselves to sticker Heaven, paying us no more mind as they shoved them on one another's cheeks. Lumen tried to eat one and ended up choking until Clarke swooped to his rescue. "Which leaves us with a problem. How are we going to work this? I think it would be unfair to make them celebrate apart now."

Jonathan faltered,...