Pyraxis said I had an adopted son? She was probably exaggerating for effect. She does that.

I'm more like a big brother to him than a mother. When he wants his yaya, he calls for Fiona. That's her, over there. *jerks thumb over her shoulder to the sandy-haired woman with the backpack* When he needs someone to tell him to be strong, it's me he calls.

That's what I meant about sora and isgeni. They should have translated themselves too. They are rsakk words. Sora means strength. Isgeni is to - hold out. To endure.

*summons a tree stump, sits down on it cross-legged*

What are your older brother and sister like?