"It is just a place." Not home, and it never would be home, though there was little left for her there. Here she had the opportunity to connect with her family, something she was grateful for, especially following the loss of her brother. She smiles faintly for a moment, shaking her head. "There is nothing left for me at home. Whether I am here or there-- it doesn't matter."

Neither place had Pietro, and anything she might have liked about either place paled in comparison to that.