_{‘maybe you haven’t found the right people yet… it took me a while too. things fade but the right people will stay.’ ash had made friends with a few hunters, but ellen and jo were his family. a chosen family could turn out to be a thousand times better than one that was given, which was what had happened in his case. ‘too many people are focused on the things these days.’}

_{‘in my experience, people fade away too. they say they’ll be there, but then they vanish.’ quite frankly, ky would have enjoyed being alone all the time, but then again, there were times he needed someone. even if it was just to boss around or get him something to drink. that was the way it always was, ‘ just the way of things.’}