And Freya counted the genuine smile as a victory. True, it wasn't like Elijah was hiding anything or faking it. But Freya still liked to get genuine smiles from her siblings when at all possible. And it wasn't like she would lie about such a thing.
"Basically. But it will be easier once I'm not prepping for this trip as well." Because really now. Work had an amazing way of piling up between 'illness' and then having to prepare and get things in order for two weeks out of the office to do field work. "We always do. And I'm certainly looking forward to it."