I... kind of like the idea of siblings. Like twins. Can you imagine what it would have been like growing up with a twin? Someone there who actually understands.

[ Jeralt had always done his best to care for her, of course. She knew that he loved her with everything he had, in spite of how Sitri's death had scarred him, or what an odd child she'd been.

But a twin just as odd as her would have meant she didn't have to be alone in her strangeness. It would have...

Well. It doesn't matter, because 'would have' is just wishful thinking. They're here now, and they can cherish each other while they have the opportunity. ]

I wonder in what other ways our paths differed. Did you... marry anyone after the war? Dad gave you mom's ring, didn't he?