It may be true that he just couldn't express his care better than to try and ensure you'd do well at everything, but I wouldn't be surprised if he regretted not being gentler to you, now that... now that you're here.

[As soon as the words were out, she wished she could take them back. Having come to know Mari, she was sure that she wouldn't have wanted her father to feel guilty, hard as he'd been on her.]

I'm sorry, I... that's just how I think I would feel if I'd been so strict with someone I love. For what it's worth, Mari, you're such a good sister.

[She gave her shoulder a squeeze. While she well remembered Mari's upset over her last argument with Sunny in life, she knew how much he adored and revered her. Didn't that speak volumes of Mari's worth?]