Rising Sun Valley Confessions

Mm. He couldn't imagine being parted from Ashlar now, but he couldn't speak to it. He was not his true father, and after conversations with Liffey, it was impossible not to think what might happen if Mona changed her mind. If she did, he would respect it, much as it would break his heart.

He listened quietly as she described them. Gannet didn't have much of an opinion on ghosts, having never seen one himself. He remembered being very uncomfortable as a child, however, when Eljay had insisted his brother was still there with them. It is scary, he agreed.

It was good to hear a familiar name again. Wraen was a friend. At Moonspear. A good one who had helped him through a pretty rough patch. I think I am more like you. She had been able to tell stories and seemed brighter in a different way than him. His optimism was high, but it was grounded in real things.