â€œOkay,â€ Liliane said, and watched Tetramis leave before starting down the hall.  Alais hesitated before following her to the room, standing in the door as Liliane looked around.  She could sense her daughterâ€™s struggle- sheâ€™d had a lot of information and history dumped on her, and it would take her a while to sort it out.  Liliane thought as she began to open one of her bags, sorting through the stuff inside, first removing the packet of papers and forms that theyâ€™d probably want to look at before beginning to go through the clothes.  Alais finally sat down outside of the room, leaning against the wall, giving Liliane some space.  Sheâ€™d thought about leaving, butâ€¦if she had any questions, Alais wanted to be there to answer them.<br/><br/>And Liliane did have questions, but they were far too numerous to voice.  Finally, she poked her head out the door, looking down at her mom from above, and asked, â€œSo what is my last name?â€  It was the least important of all the queries spinning through her mind, but she asked it nonetheless.<br/><br/>â€œAlais,â€ she replied, voice tired.  â€œOn your birth certificate, itâ€™s Alais.  By the way, the one in the folderâ€™s a fake, though Iâ€™m sure you knew.  Your real one is in the hidden compartment.â€<br/><br/>â€œWhy didnâ€™t you want me to know?â€  Liliane asked, wondering if she would finally get an answer.<br/><br/>â€œI was afraid theyâ€™d find you.  Alais isnâ€™t exactly a common name, and even if someone just stumbled across your nameâ€¦itâ€™s so similar to mine.  Andâ€¦â€ she hesitated, wondering if she should reveal the rest, the secret sheâ€™d buried in there.  Deciding against it, she finished, â€œAnd I worried that it was too close to my own.  Liliane Alais, Lily Alaisâ€¦Iâ€™ve always been afraid you would end up like me.  Soâ€¦I pretended you just didnâ€™t have a last name.â€  She shrugged.  â€œBut mostly because I didnâ€™t want anyone from this world to find you.â€  Liliane slipped back into the room without a word, leaving her mother waiting outside.