Bruce stood before the gate, hand resting lightly against the metal.
Just before opening it, a thought crossed his mind.
He turned back slightly and looked at Lily. "Did Sophie visit while I was gone?" he asked calmly. "Or contact you or Mom in the past three days?"
Lily blinked, then shook her head. "No."
The answer came too easily.
Bruce's brows knit together almost imperceptibly.
'That's unlike her.'
During the days he had been in the Nether Realm, Sophie would have tried to contact him. And if she couldn't reach him, she would have come here. She knew where he lived. She knew Lily. She knew Lucy.
'For her to do neither, Something must have happened.' Bruce exhaled slowly and let the thought settle without letting it show. He turned back to Lily and smiled faintly.
"Alright," he said. "I'll be back later."
Lily smiled brightly in return. "Goodbye, big brother Bruce."
