Hoshor Plains brings me 'round again

it takes her a moment; she thinks, at first, he means the bonds and wolves she'd met here. but it is more literal than that, so after a moment, "winterbourne." her expression softens; she had not seen much of her brother while he'd been here, and it was unlikely she'd ever get to know him well besides the fragments of memory she had. "I don't want to leave family," she begins, realizing the defensive angle of her argument soon enough. 

she is here to explain her decision, not defend it or change her mind, she reminds herself, and so continues. "but my brother, my niece, they need me more now. if winterbourne is still here it means he is content in kaisteloki; that knowledge is enough for me." something is more clearly off about evergreen, now. she wants to ask; but feels it will only make him defensive. if he wants to volunteer details about himself, he will; that does not mean her concern falters, however.