(Stefi's POV)

Now, I sit in front of the small fire that I made. It's a small blaze, barely enough to warm my hands with, but I'm grateful for it anyway. It's better than nothing.

I'm in the cave that Stephanie and Gavin helped me find. It's not so bad, if you actually succeed in forgetting that my stepmother and half-brother died here. Which I haven't.

I remembered the stories my mom told Peaches, Gavin, and me about Stephanie and Gavin.

"Time to go to bed, kids."

"But Mommy, I'm not tired! And neither are the twins, I know it!"

A sigh from our mother. "Peaches, please. It's late, and I want to go to bed."

"Tell us a story frist!"

"Fine. What do you want me to tell you?"

"Tell me why you named Gavin and me what we are!"

"Really, Stefi? I didn't think you would be interested in that. But, I'll tell you. As it turns out kids, you are not Daddy's first children."

"That's not true, Mommy! I'm the big sister, you said that!"

"So I did, Peaches. But before Mommy had you, Peaches, and before Daddy even met Mommy, Daddy was married to someone else."

"No way!"

"Yes way, Gavin. Daddy was married to a lady named Stephanie—you were named after her, Stefi—and had a son named Gavin."

"That's me!"

"That's right, sweetie."

"So I have a big brother?"

"You had a big brother, Peaches. They both died before Daddy met me."

"How?"

"That's not a very good story for right before bed, Gavin. I'll tell you when you're older."

"Did you ever meet Stephanie and Gavin, Mommy?"

"I don't remember meeting them in person, Stefi. But do you want to hear a secret?"

"YES!"

"Well, I sometimes have memories of what they look like. I know Gavin looked a lot like Peaches when she was a mammoth and I know Stephanie was very pretty."

"So, you knew them?"

"Now that you mention it, I suppose I did."

And I remember the only information Dad gave me, when I toddled up to him, and asked him thoughtlessly what Stephanie was like. He looked shocked for a moment, and then he looked at Mom, who gave him a small smile, which I returned. He pulled me into his lap, and said this:

"Missy, when your namesake sang, even the birds stopped to listen."

I remember how I nodded seriously, though I didn't know what the word "namesake" meant. Then I hugged him, and said how I wished I could have met her and my big brother, and toddled away, because Gavin yelled for me.

And when I finally learned about and embraced the Spirits, the first people I ever called to were Stephanie and Gavin. I asked for strength, health, and happiness, and I was always provided them.

Until now.