"I'd rather not," Thomas said, his arm hovering close to Jamie in case his son fell over again. "But I'll give you a lot of it."
When they entered the kitchen, Lena turned and grinned but it faded quickly when she caught sight of her family looking so upset. "Oh dear. Okay, all of you sit," she said, without even knowing what was going on. She started ladling food onto plates for all of them.