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There was some troubling truth to her pallid sister's words, and Myrika hesitated a moment, seeming to churn over this last from Cassie for too long. Her blue-green eyes looked down to the floor, following the lines of the wood flooring. She looked up as the red-eyed girl -- woman? Were they old enough to be called that yet? Myrika didn't feel like it, but she supposed they both looked it, for the most part -- readjusted on the couch. Then, with Cassie's words, the tawny hybrid jerked, moving to clasp both hands around herself. She hunched even harder and her face showed obvious displeasure in the idea.
Aaah, no, she muttered, shaking her head. What if she was weird? Or mean? Or what if she didn't like us at all? What if they had kids and liked them better? There were a billion things that could go wrong that way -- it was much easier and neater for them to pursue a ghost, wasn't it? Even as Myrika said and thought these things, she knew they were wrong. Even then, she was not ready to admit such. She couldn't imagine their father liege to anyone but the fantasy-mother she'd cooked up from memories and letters, but maybe in time she'd adjust. I'd rather it was just us for a little longer, she said lamely, sounding even to her own ears as though she plead to convince herself.
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