With that, she turned and walked out of the bedroom. She had spent a long time standing in the memorial hall earlier and returned without resting, causing her legs to feel numb. As she reached the door, her legs gave way momentarily, and she stumbled but quickly regained her balance, grateful that her shoes had low heels.

Cristofer was startled when he saw her almost fall, and his instinct was to stand up and assist her, nearly toppling from his wheelchair in the process. It wasn’t until a ...