Disclaimer:The world and characters of Tortall belong to Tamora Pierce, not to me.
Complicated
This should be complicated (like them) but it's not. They just have to forget.
This is emptiness, grief, and most of all replacing the people who aren't (can't be, will never be) there.
This is lying in the bed but don't look over, no don't look, eyes closed mouth shut and done. This is simple, just as long as they don't trip up (but he's a Trebond and she's an Eldorne, and they're not so good at that).
This is hiding, secrets, nights in the dark when they pretend they're not crying.
And gods, wasn't this supposed to be simple?
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