"What do you mean?" Kalla asked in puzzlement. "We lived together in Lightkeep. I never left Vladion's home for over a year, and neither did you. How could you miss me?"
"No, I lived in Uncle Vlad's home. You segregated yourself in your lab!" Nyka snorted. "I managed to see you only once in a few months, and when I did, you couldn't wait to get rid of me.
"Now we eat together, spend time together, and even take a walk while talking about books that aren't about magic."
"Was I such an absent mother?" Kalla was flabbergasted.
"Mom, what do you remember of the past year? Before we moved in with Lith?" The vampire asked.
"One moment." The Wight pulled out the notebook she used to plan her daily activities back at Lightkeep.
Due to her forgetful nature, Kalla had marked breaks to drink, eat, and even go to the bathroom. Fainting due to hunger, thirst, and "sudden" stomach pain had ruined one experiment too many, forcing Kalla to include those breaks in her schedule.
