Katherine smiled in relief as her uncle did not make things worse. She had low expectations right now, all right! Actually, his words seemed to be well chosen and, indeed, the girl looked a little less terrified. Tears rolled nonetheless.
"Can you tell us your name? Then maybe we can ask around if someone knows you..." Katherine explained and hoped that that would be the case.
A sniffle. A pen gliding over paper. My name is Suzume but people call me Zu, said the answer. She nodded and once again slid open her phone.