She nodded, looking wistful already. She missed her little brother so much. "I taught him to read on my own textbooks; he's always been very advanced as well. He's twelve, but doing the same work as his best friend... who's seventeen." And at this rate, Genis would graduate before Lloyd did.

"He doesn't deal as well with the prejudice against half-elves as I'd have hoped, though. He has friends, almost all human, but we've had more than a few talks about not reacting to racism by becoming closed-minded himself. He grew up claiming to be a full elf as well, because--I couldn't stand the thought of him having to run from the only place he's ever called home, as well." Like any parent, she just wanted the best for him. Even if having to raise a child from the tender age of eleven meant she'd made her fair share of mistakes.