Silence stretched between them as she gathered her thoughts.

He was not expecting what she said when she finally spoke.

"Rin really loved you very much."

He tensed, loosening only slightly when she leaned against him and continued.

"When she was with us, she talked about you constantly. Always happy, always thrilled to share what you all had done or seen. What you'd done. She loved sharing everything, and we were always so confused because we had never seen the person she spoke about."

She smiled then, chewing thoughtfully on her lip. "But I caught a glimpse of him today."