But if it was always a point of speculation, where one person insisted it was a certain way and another denied it, how would anyone ever hold on to the truth?

You don't do that. You don't just leave your family. Sticking together... it's the only way to survive.

It's amazing how photography can capture just a split second of something exquisite.

I had to stop myself from laughing. Who needs help taking a pill?

I don’t think any girl in all of Illéa could have been smiling more than me.

Just head over to the risers, Lady America," she said. "You may sit anywhere you like. So you know, most of the girls have already claimed the front row." She looked sorry for me, as if she were delivering bad news. "Oh, thank you," I said, and went happily to take a seat in the back.

Bravery hides in amazing places.