Even just to be near my sister I feel safe, and respected, and that I am enough as I am. I know siblings must live their adult lives apart, but I would be content to be a close neighbor to her, and show her what I have written, and bring her black plums from my garden, as well as blueberry and mulberry—she has ever loved fruits of the blue or purple sort more than red or yellow. I would delight to see her teach sword forms to my children, to see if they might show some of Corlu dom Braga’s metal since I have only ink and nectar in my blood. I would be kind to any husband of Galvicha’s, even if
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