Kirill kept an eye on the other man but stayed silent for the moment.  He was there to keep things proper for his sister, but he also made friends of his own.  Raisa smiled at the instructions from Gareth.  "Of course."  She then thought about the question a moment.  It was a common query, but she liked to get it straight in her mind before answering.

"We are very close to each other."  She looked to the brother beside her getting an agreeing smile from him.  Looking back to Gareth, she continued.  "Mama and Papa are strong on education and on helping each other.  We had tutors that came in for each subject.  We are close in age, so we studied at about the same level all in the same room.  Mama and Papa worked with other dancers while we were studying.  When we were small, Mama and Papa set aside a regular time to teach us in the dance.  When we got older, we had time set up with other dancers and into the company itself as we showed we are worthy.  We always had a main meal at lunchtime together.  During the evenings scheduling was harder and each of us had our different thing to go to, be it a show, or a practice.  Being part of the same company helped, and having Mama and Papa the managers/teachers we had to be on time and do our practicing on our own as well.  Very strict."