"If I could split myself in twain, I would," Lya said. She thought the whole thing was a very Bad Idea. But she didn't know if she could convince Will of that.
But she'd try, "I'd much rather a fostering closer to her home, or none at all. And it is very nice to know that someone Genna regards fondly does the same to her. Though I must say it's a very good thing you are older than her, else she'd harass you endlessly and put you in dresses." Her son had been still celebrating the end of that when she had left. “It does her good to be on the receiving end of such teasing from time to time.”