The next day, Katelina was forced to confront reality. Jorick did his best to bundle her through the house quickly and outside, to where the silver car was still parked in the driveway. She stared at the vehicle with horror, but Jorick didn't seem to notice her reaction and climbed into the driver's seat. He shut the door loudly and she cried, "You can't be serious."

His voice washed through her mind, "Of course I'm serious. We need a car and, look, here's a car. Now get ...