Selene continued speaking as she stood in front of the long couch.
"Papa never really recovered from those years,"
"Even after Mother stopped aging and the others began to change… something in him stayed guarded."
"Mother told me he was still carrying the weight of everything that happened before Aunt Rheanne returned."
The women listened in silence.
At that moment, soft footsteps approached from the hallway.
Camille and Lisette appeared at the entrance of the living room.
Both of them paused when they saw the gathering.
They were dressed simply, clearly having just woken up and come looking for everyone else.
Camille's eyes moved across the couch before looking atSelene "You're telling them about that time?"
Lisette stepped further into the room and glanced at Selene, then at the seated women, and gave a small nod before moving to stand near the side of the couch.
