"You're the same as family for us now. D'you know that?" He wondered what she'd made of it, way back when Kashaw had brought her to their Winter's Crest dinner. It was like Vax inviting Stephanie along. There was lots of this-world holiday nonsense that happened during that time of year, but Winter's Crest was theirs. Even if Kash wasn't here anymore, it didn't change how they had come to feel about Snow. "And we take care of our own."