(she knows a small social circle isn't a bad thing, but with alfendi? it's a bad thing.

and now that she has her brother validating her and taking her side, kat points to him, still with frustration on her face.) Exactly! We both reach the same conclusion in the end, so why does it matter so much how I got there? I still work.

(at least she can't tease him about being a hermit anymore, now that he's not hissing at sunlight and getting rashes at the fresh air.) Was she ever right?