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She could only laugh and roll her eyes at his cheeky response to her question. She was glad he met her feistiness with his own form of feistiness. 

Speedy was not surprised that he prefered cold weather; he looked like he was made for it. Speedy listened to Siarut tell her about why he left his home. She instantly felt bad for him. When he pointed out his wound, she looked at him with surprise and sadness on her face. "Your father did that to you?" Speedy asked. She hadn't always gotten along with her parents, but she didn't think they would ever physically harm her. She then added, "I'm sorry. That's awful," in an empathetic voice. She didn't know if he would accept her empathy, but she offered it anyway, because that's just who she was.