And while he may have had a better grip on keeping his composure, there's no missing the way his final comment makes her lip suck in, or how the faint bubbling of tears threatened to tip over her eyelashes, the little pinpricks glittering in the faint light. Still, she smiled, bright and wide and with absolute adoration in that brief moment. "Thank you Gareth." And it was clear that perhaps that was something she always needed, or wanted, to hear.

"I'm just glad she is happy and safe with us." Perhaps Zelly had been a brat, she hadn't thought much of it then. She saw the girl as lost and hurt, and that was something she could help. Gradually warming up to each other. It made her so happy to hear things had improved, she could only hope to continue making them better for all of them, not just Zelly.

"And you too, you've stayed with us this time."