Into the woods

"I'll have to check it out. Not that I wouldn't have anyway." She hid a smile as he censored himself, not thinking 'bastard' was too bad a term, but she knew how he felt about such things. Her parents had been the same way, and it was for that reason that she herself never really used such terms, though she'd heard more than her fair share. Most didn't share her and her brother's restraint.

This reminded her of his and Sumayl's first meeting, which in turn reminded her that she had yet to share news of her status change with her brother personally. She let the silence stretch out a moment, then began in an offhand sort of manner. "I know you probably already know, but Sumayl and I are seeing each other. He asked a while ago and I said yes." It wasn't an official mateship of course, but it was exclusive and it meant quite a bit to her. She hadn't heard details of Jace's conversation with Sumayl (if she heard about it at all, don't even know) and was curious to see how her brother took the news.