"Lucy," Ishiah answered without pause, deciding that the news was better shared up front, for Trixa to tease and toy with as she pleased, the sooner to get to the actual problem at hand. Most people knew that Ishiah wasn't one to grow close to many people within the community, but that the taciturn blond was often seen in Lucy's company, a pair that many saw as unusual, albeit stable. Both seeking in the other a sturdy foundation with which to press on with life on the island, where so much else changed. "One of the first friends that I made on the island, and in many ways, practically family. Unnatural though I'm sure many back home would call it."

His lips pressed thin. He never could have had a sister in blood, in flesh, and sometimes he wondered if his actions weren't fully informed because of it.

"She was tricked, the last time she was romantically involved with someone. And marriage wasn't even a factor back then," he said quietly.