"Sam as well," Mathias says, nodding as his smile fades a little. He understands why she worries, given everyone she's lost and everything she's been through, but he wishes she didn't have to. "Are they going to school next semester? I was thinking about putting Sam into reading and writing, but she seems very against it right now."

He thinks it's mostly due to not wanting to be away from home for very long and he's hoping she'll come around eventually.