We spent as much time as we could visiting Ayana and Nyla over the next few months. They introduced us to the rest of the family and all of them were interested in reviving the Kanta clan when we brought up the possibility, which surprised me.
Nyla, Ido, Nira, and Rhea had all married citizens of Annalaias. But they were peasants so their lives wouldn't change much even if they did move. Nyla's husband was a milkman. Nira and Rhea's husbands sold vegetables in the market. Ido's wife stayed at home with the children all day and collected the eggs for him to sell from the chicken coop.
"We can keep doing exactly what we're doing now in the mountains," Ido said with a shrug. "I've always wanted to see where Mama grew up."
