The hug feels needed. Alluka gives it her all, her best, her best of her very good hugs. She's too small to really encompass One the way someone bigger might with a bear hug, but it's firm and tight and warm. She leans her head against One's and stays there as long as it feels needed. Only once it seems right does Alluka pull back.

"You don't have to do it alone," Alluka assures her. "You can find friends, even family, here in Folkmore. Even if the rest of my family never accepts me, I've found a lot of brothers and a sister here. I know I'm loved."

There's still no one that feels like a parent in her life, but brothers are fantastic. Being loved is good.