There was nothing mean about his voice. In fact it was almost too nice. Like she was too dim to grasp whatever was so obvious to him. Which made her absolutely furious.

Do I need to ease up on the psychedelics, or did LP just recall one of her past lives unprompted at the most crucial juncture ever?

Grief can choke you. It’s dangerous, something else you have to beat.

You're still here," he whispered. "They couldn't drag me away.

But you were only sixteen and not far off from the truth, as only sixteen-year-olds can be.

Lys," he whispered. "Do you know what's coming?" "Yes," she whispered. "And you know that I'll be with you until the end?

It felt so good just to be held