"Oh, Matthew was a holy sister, then." Forgive her, her language is highly gendered but leans only to the feminine. "I am not familiar with your faith, but I share understanding as to the sentiment. Your... father," and she says the word like it's a foreign word, because it really is, "wished that you would share an affinity to this Spirit by sharing the name of one who did? Am I correct?"
It isn't how Sharers name their children, but it's human enough that she understands.
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It isn't how Sharers name their children, but it's human enough that she understands.