Moonspear when you're dead and gone

Kira nodded once as Ishara introduced herself, but her nod quickly turned into a shake of her head at the question aimed back at her.

"No, my father is-was-is," Kira seemed to have trouble deciding what tense to use when talking about her father. "Kael Lazore," she said. "The name Aureli sounds familiar, though." She racked her brain for a moment, but put the thought aside.

"Are you related to Kindle?" she asked. "Are you here to see him?"