Sun Mote Copse Like the records I'm playing, they might keep you waiting

Maybe as you got older and the world knocked you around enough times, you began to lose your optimism. Maybe defeatism crept into an adult's heart the way age crept into their eyes - maybe, Weejay was just too young to understand.

She kept her annoyance to herself, looking where Maia had gone. She didn't think her father or Maia were being honest with themselves, but she didn't have a tactful way to express that, so she kept quiet. Maybe in that way, she was being defeatist too...

"You wouldn't be the third wheel, I would have come along too. Besides, Wraen isn't exactly setting a blistering pace these days." Weejay tried to joke, but only found herself worrying. Wraen had been pretty gimpy as of late. "I hope we see them again."