After that heart retching story it was no surprise the woman was moved- she was about as flighty as a bird but having someone else on their side could only approve the tension. Her tone pleading, her hands grasped before as she tried for his favor: “Please young Finnegan. Please give her a chance, she is so sincere.” This wasn’t going as smoothly as Devon imagined it would be at least they were making some progress and there had to be some part of Finnegan that still wished to see his sister again. Or they would already have been kicked out of here. He had to praise Ana for the details- the names gave the story a personal touch. Where was all this great material coming from? “Just look at that face.”

Finnegan did finally look and if this was an honest reunion Devon thought he’d feel quite moved- actually he did a little bit despite the lie. Seeing the both of them face to face only brought their similarities into clarity. There was likeness in their eyes. It was unusual. He had thought she had looked a lot like Anastia but he hadn’t realized how much. Wow. “So, are you going to give her chance?”

“Because you are all so insistent.” Finn offered with reluctance perhaps to reluctant to hope again but he was really looking at Ana now and couldn‘t deny that this was how he imagined his little sister would look older. “Yes but I need to look into this. You two are both welcome to stay in the manor in the meantime. Elizabeth will show you to your rooms. Then you are free to explore the grounds.”