It was early, but because she could not sleep, Mina left her room to start preparing breakfast. She had yet to find secure housing for her sister's family, so everyone lived with her, and after a terrible reunion, Sadie and their mother were finally on speaking terms. She did not know what their conversations consisted of because she was seldom invited to their chats, and when she was, she did not know what to say.
While Sadie had stories of travelling around The Four Cities, learning the language, getting a job, renting an apartment, and even developments between herself and Troy, Mina only had mostly grim memories. She considered telling her mother that she was on a pirate ship, where she was practically forced into killing people before it became natural for her, but she knew that would send them backward.
