[ she is not so naive as to not hear the quiet rumble of discretion that runs through the sentence. indeed, she might not have asked at all except she had thought the topic was safe territory given how it had been introduced. and now her cheeks flush with embarrassment because (as delicately as it had been handled) she cannot help but feel the rebuke.
she changes the topic quite swiftly: ] I have brothers within this very city. Two. And a sister.
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she changes the topic quite swiftly: ] I have brothers within this very city. Two. And a sister.