While Arlia desired nothing more than to be open and honest to Nigel, she felt a sense of fear that he would abandon her if she told him anything he would consider unusual or, worse, ludicrous. For the time being, she put on a calm, brave face and replied, "It has been... quite eventful, I suppose. For one, my father came for a visit not too long ago. He just came to see how the family was doing and he seemed to be quite pleased with what everyone is doing."