Amelia let out a loud growl, and for that one single brief moment, it was like I was seeing a groaning, whining Sammy in front of me refusing to do her chores.
And I knew that sound like I knew the hair on my head. It was the unmistakable wild sonorous warcry of a stubborn little brat not getting their way… the kind that only an older sibling was able to pry out of them.
I guess not even mythical beings were immune to regular ol' sibling dynamics.
"Don't yell…" Adalia said.
"Don't yell?!" Amelia yelled again. "I believe I am allowed my indignation! Do you even comprehend in the slightest, you… just what you…! Ahh, this is precisely what I feared surrendering you into his care! Have you only been your former self, never would you have permitted yourself to—!"
"But I am not… who I was now… sister…" Adalia spoke slowly, yet simultaneously speaking so quickly, sharply. "Now… I am just… me…"