"Like I said, they're optimistic." Ahnasha answered. "My brother could have changed since his youth, and I don't know his wife well, but my parents have always believed in winning people over with excessive kindness. To be fair to them, it did work at least once to my knowledge, on a Breton couple, but I'm not sure about your family. Honestly, though, I'm more concerned with keeping our secret from them. I believe that most of your family would be willing to keep the secret if we asked them, but do you think your father would tell them? Out of spite?"

As Fendros and Ahnasha were speaking, Kaleeth kept giving anxious glances towards Janius. She looked uncertain, and hesitant to speak for a while. When she finally did, it was soft enough to not be noticed by most of the others. "I haven't seen my family in so long. I can't sent letters like everyone else. I don't even know if they think about me any more."