Sandstep's Links
she's constantly worried about him. he's smaller than his sister, and he's blind, so it makes sense in her mind that he'd need the most guidance and protection- in doing so, she forgets to ask him if he thinks he needs help, or offer any to Dawnkit
he hates how much she tries to shield him from everyday things- for example, when Fireskies died, she wouldn't tell Darkkit, and his older siblings had to
she thinks she's strong enough to handle most issues herself
she cares a lot, but assumes dawn doesn't need or want as much assistance as she actually does
she feels rejected by her mother, and wishes she received more help, without having to ask
they don't talk much anymore; whenever sandstep looks at lilystorm, she's filled with guilt
she knows her mother feels bad about her injury, so tries not to take it personally when she gets basically ignored
she appreciates that he helps with his younger siblings when he has a chance, but just wishes he wouldn't play so hard-- darkkit isn't strong enough to handle it!
-- she thinks he's a monster, and would probably try to kill him if she saw him again
he can see that she's (unintentionally) neglecting dawn, so tries his hardest to help out, but his sister's just so annoying, and he always forgets how much stronger he is
-- seeing how much his mother hates him now kills him inside - he wouldn't resist if she tried to kill him