“I-I guess, I mean, it’s bothering me pretty bad so I may as well.” That, and she actually had the courage to speak to him first. Something that she had never done before. Why the sudden change?
He decided to shrug it off for now. What mattered was that Rebecca was here now, and wanting to support him.
“It’s about Tomoe. She’s been gone for a while, and I miss her. I’m really worried, and it’s lonely without her.”
She patiently waited until Aerin finished before speaking again.
“Have you brought this up with Dad or Papa yet? They could keep a better eye out for Sis than we could.”
“I’m worried about her too though. I’ve been trying to keep busy so I wouldn’t have time to dwell on things.”