Tasha laughed softly. "Hope cures everything, I'll have you know," she said. "Especially the Hope I can cuddle up to." She sighed happily. "You make everything better too, you know. I can talk to you, and the world just seems... so much brighter. All the good things stand out, and the bad things kind of fade away. Maybe that is hope."

Spectre stroked his fingers gently through Mara's hair. "Sweetie? Would you like to say hello to our friend Kait? I'm sure she'd like to get to know you." He also wanted to go check on Abby, as he was quite sure he knew what prompted her leaving. But he wasn't going to leave Mara without making sure things were okay in here.