Sabrina allows herself, after a moment, to wind her arms around Marcus's neck. She can remember Ambrose carrying her around like this, her most reliable chariot at this age, and she can remember, with a bit of a pang, wondering what it would be like to have her father carry her.

Well, now she knows.

The thought is a bit sudden and overwhelming, especially when paired with Marcus's words. She hides her face against his shoulder. "Because nobody treated you right back then," she says, and after a moment, with a stubborn quaver, "I would never forget you."