Pausing, Nelphy found herself unable to read more for a moment, finally looking back at Bil. At the same time, Jash looked at Bil and asked, "We have an aunt? Do you know her?"
Suddenly, Bil clammed up and covered his face with his hand.
"So you knew we had more family?!" Jash shouted, feeling frustration building up inside him.
But Bil shook his head. He spoke through his fingers, "... I… I didn't know. Your mother never mentioned any extended family… When I got to her, she was already on death's door. The most I could do was patch her up and give her a few more hours to live. She spent that entire time writing those letters and swaddling you two… Also, she was adamant to write those letters with me out of the room. So I know nothing about what's written or about the coins she now gifting you…"
"So you didn't know?" Nelphy questioned again. "You didn't know we had extended family?"
