All Together as a Family

Amalia

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stop thinking so much

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Amalia comes laden with the traditional armor of far too much food. How she'd managed to find access to oven and stove on her honeymoon is a question for another day; needless to say a talented baker can easily find work wherever she goes. And though she knows Sam does not eat or need to eat, she nonetheless cooks for more than their party of four, taking solace in the menial task of it and trying to bury her anxieties and grief beneath a mountain of food.

At least she anticipates this dinner being a better meeting than any between the siblings has been before. Though she knows not what to expect in terms of Sam's health and differs in opinion with Evie regarding the gods, Amalia is proud of her brother and sister, of the choices they've made and the strength they've demonstrated.

So it is with far more enthusiasm than that shown by her husband that the Shield knocks upon the door, peering over her mountain of food with dark, glittering eyes while Jyoti trills an enthused greeting from somewhere near her head.

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you're breaking your own heart

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