"My mother use to read to me like this when I was little." Xhiero smiled and patted Lexa on head. "There's no need to be embarrassed about having picture books. All children have them. That is how they learn to read and get their vast imagination from."
The reaper starts to read through the books to Lexa.
"I am always ready to catch you..when you are ready to be caught." Val laughed. "I don't think the time is quite right yet."
Val followed Susan's gaze.
"Wouldn't hurt to check. We had too many invasions to let things go unnoticed." He said and sat up.