[ True enough. But it helps to hear it from someone else. Ten years is a long time for anyone to wait, even for those with extended life spans.

She turns back to Aidan then, ] We'll be staying at my old house in Quezon City for the meantime. I know it's far from convenient but I'm not-- [ she makes a face ] --I don't think it's a good idea for me to wander down to see my brothers, just yet.

[ At that point, she watches as three children wander close for the basics of introductions, and how, when the three run off, Maggie gives chase, a rather put-upon Renae trailing behind, the exasperated I'm sorry, Mom written all over his face as he turns to her once, flopping his arms in defeat as he goes mind his sister. ]

You're his favorite. [ She turns a smile back to the Voidseeker. ] Alistair is hers. From the stories I told them.