"I suppose we are." She looks away from him finally as she starts plaiting up her hair, unwilling to reach for another thread of conversation for she knows she'll steer the conversation back around to his past.

Lilac's squeal catches her ears and she settles her gaze on the squidges once more. She wasn't going to miss Lilac, but she had to admit that sometimes the exasperating little creature could be sweet. Her silence settles easier as she watches the two little creatures play together in the water, splashing and giggling and squeaking together.