They say blood makes you related but
loyalty makes you family
Well, that hadn’t taken nearly as much convincing as Loren had thought. Then again, he’d had a lot of experience coaxing people to come live with him at the Manor recently, so maybe he was just getting good at it. Unfortunately, it did nothing to alleviate the crippling loneliness he felt at home, but at least he was helping people. ”I insist. And I don’t expect you to.” Granted, most people had said something similar—that they’d only be in the Manor until they could find their own place—and they’d all stuck around for much longer than they’d intended. In fact, most of them were still there. The Launceleyn didn’t mind. Although he was starting to get a bit worried about space, so long as they got through Deepfrost and LongNight he could help settle them in more permanent and private locations.
LOREN
