"Sounds like something you'd say if you had a dark, terrible secret you were trying to cover up. Oh! What if you're actually triplets and the third was killed and so you say twins to avoid the-" well that would be horrible for her to bring up then, wouldn't it? She already has a habit of asking about spouses and lovers that all happen to be passed away. She gives an apologetic frown.

"We didn't know what we signed up for. And then threatened if we didn't participate, everyone would be killed by nightfall. Some people gave in to the fear, attacked others thinking they posed a threat. Once the bodies started falling..." Ava gives a you know how it goes gesture. "It's easier to say what should have been done in hindsight. I took the kids, tried to protect them, and failed. By that point it all felt so hopeless."