Phoenix Maplewood Mommy misses you.

Like Nanook, Sesi had withdrawn into herself after the family's sudden move to the Maplewood. She did her best to follow Desna around, but her sister had grown so brave and adventurous that it had become almost impossible to keep up. As Desna worked on fitting in, Sesi's social handicaps became more pronounced. When Scarlett called out to her family, it took the silvery girl several minutes to work up the courage to answer.

"Mommy," she whispered, overtaking Nanook. Her sister was staring almost fearfully at Scarlett, matching the tone of Sesi's own wilted body language. "Not so loud."