I don't honestly know, Sirius. Yes, I've met both of the parents. Their situation truly isn't a happy one, and I don't think they're very happy together, either. Well, how could they be, given their situation, under the blood purity laws? They've been members of the barter network for awhile now, and I do think it has quite improved their living standard. But they still struggle. The father, Leo, has generally had quite positive reviews by the other barter members, as he does good work--with a few noting, however, that occasionally he doesn't show up for a job when expected. I probably know him a little better than Cecelia, the mother. They are both rather nervous around me, and Cecelia is quiet and deferential when her husband is present.
But I've stopped by a time or two when it's just her. She's quite desperate for any scrap of news about her daughter, poor thing. You can just see the longing in her face, particularly when I tell her what spells the girl has been learning. (It makes me think the woman quite misses having a wand of her own, besides, of course, missing the girl.)
So I don't honestly know. I sense she's quite unhappy, but I'm not sure she would be willing to leave and run the risk of never seeing her daughter again.
It would be rather delicate to make inquiries. I suppose I could phrase it whether she ever wishes she could 'get away.' I think it would be rather difficult to settle anything in time for this summer's Solstice ward drop. But if you like, I could try to test the waters a bit, to see if she might be a candidate for a future border run?
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I don't honestly know, Sirius. Yes, I've met both of the parents. Their situation truly isn't a happy one, and I don't think they're very happy together, either. Well, how could they be, given their situation, under the blood purity laws? They've been members of the barter network for awhile now, and I do think it has quite improved their living standard. But they still struggle. The father, Leo, has generally had quite positive reviews by the other barter members, as he does good work--with a few noting, however, that occasionally he doesn't show up for a job when expected. I probably know him a little better than Cecelia, the mother. They are both rather nervous around me, and Cecelia is quiet and deferential when her husband is present.
But I've stopped by a time or two when it's just her. She's quite desperate for any scrap of news about her daughter, poor thing. You can just see the longing in her face, particularly when I tell her what spells the girl has been learning. (It makes me think the woman quite misses having a wand of her own, besides, of course, missing the girl.)
So I don't honestly know. I sense she's quite unhappy, but I'm not sure she would be willing to leave and run the risk of never seeing her daughter again.
It would be rather delicate to make inquiries. I suppose I could phrase it whether she ever wishes she could 'get away.' I think it would be rather difficult to settle anything in time for this summer's Solstice ward drop. But if you like, I could try to test the waters a bit, to see if she might be a candidate for a future border run?