"It...it can be difficult," Yuyan admitted. "Especially since I'm so far away, so I can't really use my clairvoyance to see if my parents or my siblings are doing well." Mengli might still be in their village, and Yuyin had to be almost grown by now.

"But I'm really very lucky--I've got so many friends where I am now, and they care about me a great deal. Even though I try not to be a burden to them." She smiled sheepishly. "Sometimes that doesn't go over so well."