Maria caught the hugely apologetic look that Darim was shooting her for his brother's conduct and laughed, resting one hand on her firstborn's shoulder while the other remained on her husband's cheek.

"I would not call it a downside at all," she chuckled, kissing her husband again on the cheek before she drew Darim against her side in a half hug. "Stop being a willful nuisance young man and come and hug the rest of us."