[ Stella's expression seems to collapse at the very thought, mouth pulling into a frown as her brow pinches. She shakes her head fervently, the curls of her hair waving about her face as she does. ]
Oh, terribly, terribly. You know I would.
[ By contrast, there isn't a sibling among them that Stella doesn't care for to at least some perfunctory degree. If she's told to scram, then she will, though the bones, if there are any, always find their way back to the house one way or another. (She has a gentle heart — a fault, in a brood like theirs.) ]
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Oh, terribly, terribly. You know I would.
[ By contrast, there isn't a sibling among them that Stella doesn't care for to at least some perfunctory degree. If she's told to scram, then she will, though the bones, if there are any, always find their way back to the house one way or another. (She has a gentle heart — a fault, in a brood like theirs.) ]