Chapter 16: "Shall I to him make known as yet my change?"

Lissie looks calmer than Holland’s seen her probably since they’ve met.

Her eyes are glazed over, something milky and smoke-like swirling in them like the old crystal ball Holland had seen as a little girl at a fun fair with her parents and Valerie. She stares ahead at nothing, but her face is relaxed, serene.

In front of her, on the desk, is the sketch pad Holland had called her dad for. ...