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that stopped him short, and he peered at her more intently, chewing upon that word cousin. who else could she be referring to. . .?

my name is aditya, he replied. and my son's name is dutch. if dutch is your cousin, then—

she was one of grayday's blood. she had to be. 

who are your parents, minnow? adi asked, all the while trying to put the pieces together himself. sudden joy at finding more family was threatening to take the wind out of him as he waited for her response.