Yep. A brother or a cousin, I'm going to guess. It's all forgotten of course. I'm building up some conjecture.

[But Need knows how this goes. Children aren't interested in her life, her past, except as it relates to the present. She shakes her head and lets the trace of amusement and challenge that's usually in her voice sharpen into a self-mocking tone.]

At this point I'm just keeping you here. You don't need to be polite about the ramblings of a senile old woman.