"I don't know. He can be pretty stubborn," Demetri said with a grin. "But I think I can be a pretty good persuader as well. I'll talk to him."

He looked up from the marbles and shook his head. "I speak from experience. They always want you around even when they do have a very bad way of showing it. I pulled away from my family because I thought it was the right thing to do and in the end, I just missed them and was miserable. Who knows, once your brother gets settled, your existences might become closer."