Aftermath

[Sterling]

Sterling waved back at Marta's guardian and acknowledged everyone else, but she didn't venture in. The man wasn't any relation to her, he was on Nox's mother's side. Now he had more family. It was a little disappointing, he'd probably be spending more time with him than he did with her. Not that he spent much time with her at all anyway. He was always so busy.

When Marta took Lily back Sterling whispered. "I'm going back down stairs, see you down there." It wasn't that she didn't want to stay, but it was all adults and one of them she knew at all. She'd rather be where it was comfortable.