A bright smile couldn't help but play on Alice's lips as she sang and heard Emrys building up his own confidence as they went. He shouldn't have been afraid. Maybe his voice wasn't traditional for a boy, but she didn't see how that mattered any. It was beautiful, and it would be a tragedy if he didn't let the world hear it.
While she sang for her part, she became alive. She always felt so dreamy and distant, but it was in singing that she found her place in reality. It was something pretty that she was able to give the world, something that made her remember that, whatever she was in that world, she was something. Maybe even someone. She didn't get many chances to sing with another person, and she was happy with how they went together. It wasn't a connection she often shared with other people.