Maybe he shouldn't, but maybe it's not the worst thing for her to hear, either. Kay has yet to truly grasp how differently the society of this world operates compared to her own, but sooner or later she's going to have to confront it.

"He has a sister?" she asks, dodging Estinien's grim point like a champ. "...Is it weird that I think it's weird that he has actual family out there somewhere? I think I kind of imagined him just spawning into existence fully formed, like from some pond scum or something."