A sweet story about the love of family, the strength of it. I love it so much, and was smiling through the whole thing!

This is really interesting and well-written! You use past and present tenses well, something many writers mess up on.

You have "seeing to" twice in the second paragraph.

I think my favorite part of this is Keith's words to Krolia on their way back. It's in-character because on the one hand he understands her reason for leaving and on the other he wishes she hadn't. I love the line "The burning violence ... shooting star."

What do you mean by "fitting so badly"?

I really like the simile "His words crack like the windows in a dusty desert shack."

ahhhh damnit the feels