There had been talk of a fire spectacle in the sky of the humans. The likes…

They wondered what it meant.

It could not be off by a hair’s width or who knew what sort of portal…

He knew this task had been too great. That he should have done it himself. But…

He turned a leveling gaze at her. “I still can, if you would prefer.”

That first night, in his new-to-him house, as he lay snug in his bed, just about…

Being indoors, she could only imagine, but she imagined how wonderful the briskly chill air would…