Morningside Cuesta Shadowed

Day gazed at her a moment longer, his expression unreadable. It was a difficult thing to think about, and he was sorry it was something he'd had to ask of her.

"Then we'll take care of you," he ddecided for her, and by his tone, it was clear that he meant it plainly, and not as a an offer to end her life. "We're family, now. We'll take care of you for as long as we can."