Cedar Sweep watching me is like watching a fire take your eyes from you

the sisters were soulbound, eternal together.  it meant the world to hear to hear it, to have it verbalized that she would never be abandoned.  she had worried about it for so long, felt like such a burden through her sickness. 

sometimes, when antha was gone, tessa wondered if her sister would ever return from her quest.  maybe like julien, she would never return, and tessa would be alone forever.

she worried no longer.  it sounds like you chose the right place, she said with a playful glint in her gaze, choosing not to verbally acknowledge the feelings her sister's words brought forth, knowing it was clear in her body language.  i miss the children.  their spontaneity. 

maybe antha would have some of her own, and tessa would have nieces and nephews to care for.