Pausing along side her, Ghanima turned to face her. She tried to supress the intense feeling of despair that suddenly welled up inside her. Leto. Even though Ghani knew that a part of Leto was still alive, it hurt to think she might truly never get to see her beloved brother again.

"You miss him, you always have," Ghani said softly, her voice brimming with the compassion and understanding she felt. She took a deep breath, forcing herself to regain her calmness.

"I was snatched on the day of my wedding," Ghani informed Alia with a wry smile. She could have at that point also pointed out that Alia only was ruler of the empire until she married, since Leto was considered dead at the time she would have married. But now was not time for such pettiness.

Perhaps now could be a time of healing. Of better understanding her Aunt.