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Isabel smiled "Ioan lived a wonderful life A life of joy and co you have loved them, is to lose part of your own heart" She shook her head "Huranted now I considered myself lucky to see my two sons live to have their own children"

"But then you lost theainst his shoulder "It is not a unique loss, Father You will move on from this Ioan would have expected it It is Deirdre I am more concerned about"

Carwyn took a deep breath "She sired Brigid out of her grief It was not the young woman’s choice"

"Does she have peace about it?"

"Deirdre or Brigid?"

Isabel shrugged "Both, I suppose"

He cocked his head "They will find their peace They have time"

"Time…" Isabel reached up to squeeze his hand "We all have time Beatrice will have tiain in her union with Gio Deirdre will have tiain Brigid will have time to find her place in this world she did not choose" Isabel paused "What will you do with your tihter was silent Carwyn looked at her She had an odd, thoughtful look on her face "What?"

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why do you resist change?"

He blinked "I--I don’t"

"You do" She leaned away from him and crossed her are… maybe more than any other immortal I have known You knohat respect I have for you, for the Church, for an eternal calling, but…"

"But what?"

"I wonder…" She frowned "Who is watching over your flock, Father?"

"I a priest fro with fa very well He’s very popular with the young people in the village"

Isabel nodded "And who is watching over our clan?"

His voice was hoarse "I aain "You do very well, Father We’re all well, even if we mourn We are safe Secure You have blessed us with your wisdom for hundreds of years"

Carwyn leaned over and pressed a kiss to his daughter’s forehead "Thank you, Isa"

"And who is watching over you, Father?"