Bella was at a loss. She had the still wet faced young girl hugging her tightly, and she couldn't for a minute imagine why. The only thing that she could think of was that she started calling Narcissa Tante Cissa because it was simpler than explaining an extended relationship of the family, but then why was she calling Bastan Oncle Bastan? Because of his relationship with Cissa? Then why Roddy...it made no sense.
"What do you mean, pet?" She said, deciding the gentler approach was perhaps better when it came to dealing with this girl. "How can we be your Oncle Roddy and Tante Bella when Cissy told me that your Papa is a very distant relative on our mother's side."