The ease with which Avi and Shinead included her in their back and forth almost blew Tanis away. She wasn’t used to seeing a married couple interacting with such tenderness, especially not while others are around. It made Tanis feel a lot more at ease with Avi representing her, knowing that he also had a human side to him.<br/>“I get that, different folks and all that,” she said with a shrug, not sure if the comment was meant for a response, but she felt like she had to say something.<br/>She wasn’t much religious herself after all. All she really believed was what she had been taught by her parents, but she was never going to mock someone for what they believed in.