Dragoncrest Cliffs you got a boy like him, a man like me

one day it occurred to sobeille she knew nothing about her father's family.

while in sapphique, the term fatherhood was largely absent, and therefore the male contribution to family trees nearly negligible, sobeille realized val had to come from women. and those women, she supposed, ought to be known and honored same as her other grandmes were.

therefore, he suddenly became a topic of interest to sobeille -- who could most days take or leave his presence.

val, sobeille rounded upon him in her direct way, referring to him by his name rather than his title. she'd never seen him as a father figure, simply because sapphique did not endorse them -- and while he was present in her everyday life (almost to an annoying degree), sobeille simply didn't recognize his contribution. 'ow come you never be talkin' bout your side of de family?