They pushed the furniture back and headed downstairs. After lunch the new entertainers were set up, and Katelina followed Jorick outside onto the bricked patio. A platform stood at the far end where a huge bright colored puppet stage sat.

The outside lights dimmed, and stage lights blazed. A pair of giant marionettes appeared, one female and one male. They skittered across the stage on their toes, then jerked to a loose limbed stop. They turned to one another, bowed, then ...