“Is everything okay?” I ask when Lucas and I are alone in the library. “Well, obviously it’s not okay but what’s wrong?”

Lucas begins to pace and I wait patiently for him to talk. I walk over to a loveseat in the library and take a seat. When Lucas looks over at me, I pat the space beside me. Lucas comes over and sits down next to me.

“I have been advised to continue about my duties,” Lucas says and I look at him waiting for him to explain what that means. ...