Soren wondered sometimes how he'd gotten so lucky. There were a lot of people around with deadbeat, terrible families that didn't care about them at all, and there was Soren with a family so big, so deep, that it transcended blood and time. "We could be friends. I think that's what hurts the most."
He was almost startled when Toki jumped up. Then he was offered cake, and cake made every situation wonderful. "Yes. Yes, I do."