"No... I won't burden ye," she said very softly, then shook her head softly at the offer for tea. "I'm tired, Da," she said, suddenly looking the part of someone who just grew up and had the biggest reality check of her life. She sighed and buried her face against her son's tummy, nuzzling the boy. "I'll be your da and ma," she whispered to the babe before getting up and walking slowly and painfully toward the room she shared with her sister.