The Sympathy Ploy

At the Silver Spire's 88th floor.

"Daddy, Daddy, Mommy's downstairs!" Ronan barged into Kaelen's room in a frenzy after checking his positioning system.

Kaelen was lounging on the couch with Rhys patting on a layer of foundation onto his face.

"Daddy, are you trying to scare Mommy by pretending to be a zombie?" Ronan couldn't bear the sight of his father and closed his eyes.

That prompted Rhys to