"She's my little sister," Crow said, his voice breaking. "Please, I know we're fae, let us be—"<br/><br/>"I ate yesterday, but big brother Crow hasn't eaten in four days, a'cause Ryland wouldn't give him payment for the watch and just took it, and said he would kill me if Crow tried to come back, I heard him. Crow is going to faint again Miss, I just know it." She scowled at Crow, who reached out and pet his hand down the back of her head fondly.<br/><br/>"These clothes are too small but Crow says I'm pretty as a flower no matter what I wear and that's why he named me flower. And he didn't mean to take your wallet, Miss. He really didn't. Stealin's just better than the other thing because then he makes me stay with Miss Pegonia and she's nice but she asks four bronze coins for my care and six to feed me, and that's a lot, you know, you can buy two whole sausages with six bronze coins."<br/><br/>"I like game pie," she said, brightening considerably at the idea of it. "Crow always buys it for my birthday."<br/><br/>But Crow looked distinctly less pleased with the news this woman wanted to separate him and his little sister. "No ma'am," he said, "I won't leave her. No offense, really none, but I don't let Hana out of my sight unless I know I can trust someone. You don't have to feed me, honest, you won't notice I'm there. Swear to you."<br/><br/>Hana chirped, "I don't think she's a tallow man, Crow."<br/><br/>"Tallowmen get around by not looking like tallowmen, Hana. I've told you that a thousand times."