Grave

To hear Julian ask such a thing of us warmed my heart. But filled it with dread all the same. He trusted us enough to take us to them. Loved us enough to introduce us, even when they were gone. This was a part of him so few saw. The soft boy who had loved his parents dearly. How many years had they been gone? Too many years spent alone. Lillian was his only family left, until we arrived. Until we carved our places into his heart. Mikaela was pacing the length of our room. Her brow set deep into a frown. Our dresses were already placed on our beds once we exited the bathroom. To have staff wait on us at every turn was a new experience, one we never quite imagined we would have the luxury to do. It still felt somewhat ridiculous to know that there were people in this house ready to wait on us hand and foot. Breakfast yesterday was a nice reprieve. A ploy to make us feel like our normal selves. That was cut utterly short with Julian's request. Mikaela wasn't all that impressed by it, t