[Cadoc, who has been waiting ever-so-silently in the back, lifts his head and his ears turn in Eustace's direction at the mention of his name, and Rhonwen does the same, a small little whine sounding from her from where her head had found a place resting on Tifa's knee, and the two of them look at her hopefully.]

Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about either of you.

[She gives the latter a scratch behind the ear and nudges her towards Eustace with a little "go on" in encouragement.]

They kept the younger ones in line.

[As the younger ones all boof in protest! Wow, mom! They were totally well-behaved today!!! But Tifa gives Idris, especially, a playfully dry look—one that Eustace will probably be able to easily read, because as they both know, they like to run off on their own when excited.]

I guess you could say that, like I am your stalwart knight, they are theirs.

[And the pair of them puff out their chests proudly.

Really though, if it weren't for them, Tifa doesn't think she could have managed to keep everyone in line and not running off into the trees to find bigger, better sticks. But there's a small noise from Cadoc because she is forgetting something—!]

Oh! He also helped me with the fire pit. Helped carry it home from the market.