Heart of Flames

Alexiya obviously wasn’t the overly affectionate type, and she seemed startled at first, patting Veronyka awkwardly on the head before she laughed and gave Veronyka’s body a tight squeeze.“You know, the Pyraean word for aunt is tiya,” Alexiya said, drawing back.“Tiya Alexiya?” Veronyka said, beaming. “I like it.”

…to be a leader, and sometimes that means playing parts we don’t want to play or taking a back seat and letting others do the work. Sometimes it means presenting a unified, confident front—no matter how we might feel on the inside.