Jahora laughed, not needing Kieran's ability to imagine Rose's next thoughts "Nah, they had weird ways of expressing their love, you wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of it, trust me. I've had a rough run when it comes to love."
Jahora stared at Rose "Not necessarily, I left home because my family loved me. They expressed their love in the oddest of manners, it was unbearable, it drove me half mad. So I left."
"Makes sense. You seem brighter than most kids your age."
"And do you count these slums as civilisation? Sometimes I'd rather live in the forest than in this hell hole."