"What can I say, I have a temper." As if children have ever brought anyone anything but heartache anyway. She flaps a hand dismissively. "We all went looking for Jack, of course, and I found him -- after he found you. The way he was crying over your body, anyone would have thought you were his own mother. No matter, I take him to find the Giant, but what do I find instead? Your husband and the rest of your little crew, and they don't want to do the sensible thing and hand him over. It was just bicker, bicker, bicker, and I --"

She smiles grimly. "Well, never mind. Let's just say it's not my problem anymore. Like I said, you'll probably see them soon enough. There's a Giant stomping around the kingdom, if you hadn't heard."