Sun Mote Copse Break out of captivity

It seemed impossible that he could be any more surprised by his sister's words, and yet he was. Though it wasn't so much by her words, but by the implication in them. It quickly became apparent to Fig that she blamed herself for what had happened. She acted as though it was her own fault she'd gotten lost--her own fault she'd been parted from her family. And, I mean, it was, but not to him. Not to one who found it so very hard to hold those he loved responsible for their own actions.

"It wasn't your fault," Fig protested, "It was my fault. I should've been there. I should've helped. I should've found you and brought you back. I should never have let you get lost in the first place. You weren't stupid, I was... I'm sorry." He shook his head as the words tumbled out, finding it easier to admit what he considered to be truths for the simple fact that he needed to correct her perception of what had happened.