The pancakes Jeremy made were, frankly, inedible.

The cook ended up making a whole new spread.

After dinner, Jeremy didn't leave right away. He stayed to play a couple rounds of chess with Damien. Scarlett tried to talk them out of it — Damien's health was fragile — but Damien waved her off and insisted on playing.

A thin crescent moon hung at the edge of the tree line.

Damien didn't make it through both rounds.

Halfway ...