Corvus wondered if he'd asked too much, but he couldn't help but feel curious about what his parents and Abaven had been like when Shaye had been young. It surprised him though when she admitted that she'd been best friends with her mom - wait, really? His eyes widened slightly as he turned to face her a bit better, curiosity visible in his eyes. Shaye hadn't only been her friend, but she'd gifted her his mom's feather she always wore. "Definitely sounds like my mom," he agreed with a gentle chuckle. Even despite her failing health, she still had a fiercely determined spirit, even Corvus could attest to that.
Apparently she hadn't been close to his dad though, admitting they only saw one another in passing. Another question came to his mind now, and Corvus decided he ought to ask before he let it stew and felt even worse about these unfamiliar family members coming back so suddenly. "What made you and Rhyme come back?" The question came out suddenly, before he could stop himself, but he was more concerned with answers now than about the consequences of asking something so openly. "And what made you leave in the first place?" It was hard for him to imagine leaving his family behind, but he'd heard stories of so many Destructions who had.
