"True," she replied, looking thoughtful for a moment. "That might help. I don't know what to do though. Write her a note that her family isn't there?" She wasn't sure how Vasilissa would even take the idea that she was that far removed from her family. She seemed to rely on them more than Ileana ever did rely on her own.
Beaming at Cole, she stopped them for a moment and tugged Cole in by his hands to be close enough that she could kiss him again. When she pulled back, she let go of his hands and fell in to step by his side. "Good," she teased a little "Now you don't need to buy me anything else."