Ronan laughed. She loved to hear her daughter's excitement, it was better than any music. "Oh?" She had done a bit of burlesque at the vaudeville theatre to help earn some extra income, and often Willie as he was called offered to watch Alina in the theatre, telling her stories and giving her apples, and teaching her card tricks. Of course he often had a few other rugrats to watch too, as Ronan was not the only mother to take to the stage.

"Can ye see Big Ben lass? Can ye tell me what time it is?" It was something they had been working on as of late, telling time, with Ella still in school to become a Kitchen Maid, which had slowed down their progress in finding affordable living, there hadn't been much in the way of schooling for Alina. Often she was left with friends who Ronan had no choice but to trust. A few times, things didn't quite pan out. Martha though had gained her trust, and it would be up to Alina to figure out how to navigate that woman's wooden spoon, as she had learned to navigate her Auntie and Ma.