It truly was astounding how different the twins were. Were Sorrel simply did what he had to then vanished off into hiding again, here she was having a pleasant conversation with Félicien who was now planning on dropping by to see his cousins just because he could. Had Sorrel ever done that with anyone? As much as she cared for the boy and could see some goodness within him no matter how well he kept it hidden, it certainly seemed that Féli had the kinder and larger heart. She meant what she said, no matter how much it embarrassed the boy.
"You and I both then, I feel." She commented with a small smile. She wasn't sure how distant he had been lately though she was sure he was doing better than he thought. Novella herself knew how distant she had been, her lack of knowledge on Féli's state and his comments had only served to prove that further.
"I'm quite alright thank you Féli." Novella responded. Her husband, elder and even younger children had certainly made sure she was kept well fed and now she was out and about more she had hunted for herself again a few times. It was slow, the progress seemingly so pathetic in some ways but she was getting better. "It's quite nice just to sit and talk like this again." Real conversations hadn't been a regular occurrence, she'd been rather spaced out some of the time and when she did talk, it was frequently filled with confessions of worries and sadness that would lead to her breaking down.
