As they rode in the carriage, Abril seemed very anxious. Cassian told her:
"Stop worrying, Lessan won't be mad at you."
"Lessan?"
"It's a nickname. I call him Lessan affectionately, my mother used to call him that."
"No one has ever given me a nickname before. Well, there hasn't been anyone who cared for me either."
"I care about you."
Cassian replied, looking at her intently.
"You care about me?"
"Yes, you are my friend. I care about you as a friend, only as a friend."
"Then you'll give me a nickname just like your brother."
"If that's what you want."
"Yes."
"Hmm... let me think of a good nickname for you."
Cassian thought for a moment and then said, "Aby, how about that?"
Abril smiled broadly and replied, "I love it."
"Then I'll call you that, Aby."
As they passed throug
