#anywhere

"I thought, I really just needed to work through it myself - give me some time. And I told him that - that I needed some time apart, away from anyone. To process... all that, and some of my own past-nasties that came to light. I thought he understood." She bites her lip. "I have some friends here, good ones... but, they're all Adam's friends too. It's hard to talk to anyone without feeling like I'm asking them to take sides."

"Do you know a lot of Fiona? I mean, you're from EarthRunes, so you must..."

"I was fostered Fiona. Being Liam was a bit of a surprise."

"My soul-mother, Coradel - she's Fiona. As is my soul-brother Magnus."

A look of surprise. "I thought it was, like... luck of the draw, for sidhe. I mean, I never really studied that close. But... it's great that you have such a strong tie to your past family. Me, I'm pretty rooted in the here-n-now... all my connection came through with magic music."

"I had a lot of lives alone. August and Cora are Arcadian - their souls only just got back."

"Not that I'd give up my moms for all of Arcadia."

"No?" She smiles.

"Well, they're -part- of it, so... maybe we could make a deal." A small smile.

"But like, if someone came to me and said, "Here's the soul that birthed you into being, a dozen lifetimes ago in another land, and all you gotta do is trade off the ladies who raised you? They could wait until another life, I'll catch them next time around."

"Family of choice is important."

"I - well, my mortal family and I don't get on well."

"I worry about my friend, Siv. She's joining the house, as a commoner - you know her, I'm sure. The dashing captain of the Narwhal. She wasn't born into it... and I wonder, will it change who she is?"

"Or just... help her blossom into more of what she's already become?"

Sparrow considers. "Not... fundamentally, I don't think. Siv is a pretty natural fit for the house."

"I wouldn't be surprised if she's squired..."

"If not knighted." Hand wobble. "50-50."