Lunch was a meal rich in tension and vegetables, which made up seventy percent of the foods that the doctor had recommended for Sigrid to eat. She could hardly take a bite, the meal was unsatisfactory.
No matter how much coaxing was done, nobody could get her to take more than five mouthfuls. Instead, she settled for coffee and fried eggs with some fruit.
Through the meal, she had to keep wiping away stray tears, eventually Mauve took over tear wiping duty until the meal was finished and Sigrid finally faced the uncomfortable eyes of her husband and family.
"I know that everyone has questions so go on. Ask me what you want to know or tell me what has been happening in the past three days."
Roland went first, "What do you remember about...." he bit his tongue to stop himself from calling it an accident.
"The attack." John finished for him.
