"Elcy." the lady in question said, after her smile got bigger at the sound of Dilan's laughter. She then addressed Aya's brief change in attention with, "And that lovely laugh belongs to Dilan. He's one of my sons."

"Hi." Braig said, on cue. He knew his mother. "I'd be the other one. I'm Braig." Dilan reached around Braig and offered a hand, "As mom said, I'm Dilan. Adoptive, obviously."