"I- oh, thank you," Gen replied, blushing again. "I feel more- I don't know. Just more. I don't quite know how to explain it. But sometimes I still feel a bit like I'm just pretending to be a grown lady. There's so much to learn! I've yet to cook a meal without burning something, and- oh, I don't know. I can do it, I know I can."
Gen brightened, turning to loop her arm through her sisters and starting to walk. "It's beautiful. The house is smaller than this, but it's large enough for the two of us. Our room takes up the whole second floor, and he built a window seat just for me to read or write, and I've started on a garden outside..."