It takes two days to get through the worst of the jet lag once they're back in Spain, and then they finally do what they've come to do.
Diego is asleep when they sneak into the orphanage. It's the middle of the night, the two of them carefully avoiding any person awake and finding themselves in what used to be Ava and Diego's shared room.
Truthfully, Beatrice wasn't sure what to expect, but it certainly wasn't a room so large. Particularly when one inhabitant was paralysed and the other is immobile in his own way.
"We were the problem children," Ava quietly explains. "They couldn't really put anyone else with us. Looks like Diego's living up to it."
"You created a monster, didn't you?"
"This is my proudest moment."
Beatrice just places hands on her hips, prompting her forward. "I'm sure he'd love it if you said hi," she says, voice gentle.
"What if he isn't happy to see me?" Ava asks, worried. "I just - I left him here, you know? I should have come back for him."
"You've had a lot going on," Beatrice says, as if either of them needs the reminder. "I think you'll be forgiven when you've been busy trying to save the world."
Ava tosses a look over her shoulder at her, smiling softly. "Have I told you I love you yet today?"
Beatrice just kisses her temple, and then sends her on her way with a gentle push towards the bed. It's a bit odd to see Ava nervous, but she does take a moment to compose herself before she approaches Diego's bed and gently shake him awake.
From his immediate reaction, Ava had absolutely nothing to worry about, his entire body buzzing with delight when he sees her.
"I'd like you to meet someone," Ava tells him, softly cutting into his excited retelling of a prank he pulled on one of the nuns. Her hand reaches out blindly for Beatrice, who steps forward, out of the shadows, to take it.
Ava seems to relax even further at the contact. "This is Beatrice," she tells him. "She's going to come and live at the castle in the hills with us, if that's okay."
It takes him a moment to catch onto what she's trying to tell him, but then he beams at her. "You found the love of your life?" he asks, voice a little high with excitement.
"I did," she confirms, pulling Beatrice closer. "Bea, this is Diego, my original partner in crime."
Beatrice stands just behind where Ava is now seated on the edge of his bed, feeling a bit nervous, herself. "Hello, Diego," she says, sounding formal to her own ears. She takes a breath and tries to rid her voice of it. "It's really lovely to meet you. Ava's told me a lot about your joint escapades. Something tells me I'd have my hands full trying to keep up with all your exploring."
Which basically prompts the two of them to launch into further plans for their castle. Beatrice just stands close, hand on Ava's shoulder as she leans against her, chiming in whenever they get a little too fantastical.
They stay a long while, leaving only when Diego tires and visibly begins to fade. Ava promises to visit more often, and Beatrice vows to help her keep said promise. They have duties, yes, to train and prepare for the Holy War, but Beatrice also knows that they deserve a life to be lived, and so they will.
