LOREN
Apparently, they had a long way to go, if Beatrix thought a bit of gentle kindness and encouragement was being weird. Then again, Loren had been in her shoes not too long ago. Hopefully it didn’t take her as long as it did him to break free of her conditioning; she was young, and maybe, just maybe, her mind was still flexible enough to learn a better way in the time thye had left before Zariah returned. ”What is weird about my behavior?” Perhaps getting her to articulate it would help her get to that brighter path more quickly. As she thanked him through a mouthful of her sugary concoction, he smiled again. ”You’re welcome.” Apparently they could both be polite and work together when they let go of the past.
But don’t be weary if it’s broken
Families are like that—
they’re split up and always torn.
