She shrugged a bit. "It could be worse. Given what we learned about our father, he could have raised us. Instead I got to know the forest. Every tree is a dear friend. The River Unceasing carried me and played with me. The whole of the woods was there for me to explore and learn from. I got to eat the very yummiest berries, learn how to find ripe bushes, and even got to spend whole days under the shomorra tree. Sure, we had bad things, but sometimes there are tart berries with the sweet. They make the sweeter ones tase even better." She grabbed up some berries, and if he would let her, she would pour them into his palm.

"Always trust the berries," she said with a smile.