Cedar Sweep And please believe me when I say I love you

Athan...it somehow seemed nicer to her than the big jumble of a word that she couldn't pronounce. She smiled back and when he said he didn't know the name she looked briefly surprised before she gave an embarrassed giggle "I forgot there aren't as many here as back home" she admitted.

Then he asked a question that had her expression crumbling into a sad one. She wondered how many more times she would be reminded of Mars's death. "I did not" she whispered, her eyes sliding down to gaze at the floor. "My brother passed recently. He was my guardian" her voice broke and she sought out his embrace, sliding her head beneath his chin.