[She's been speaking the whole time, and there's just a short pause at the way he sounds.]
Somewhere between friend and child. [Her voice is tight at the end, there; she'll never have children of her own, but Aithusa and Mordred were as close as she'll ever come - and both are gone now. Mordred buried on a hill, Aithusa damaged possibly beyond repair.
Re: private
Somewhere between friend and child. [Her voice is tight at the end, there; she'll never have children of her own, but Aithusa and Mordred were as close as she'll ever come - and both are gone now. Mordred buried on a hill, Aithusa damaged possibly beyond repair.
And worse still, alone. Morgana swallows hard.]
Cats - not your cats?