Her family seemed so distant, like shadow puppets; she couldn't even conjure their faces in her mind. No, I'm all right, she said. The grass was very green, the trees black webs draped with mist and bronze leaves. Kristian's wings closed over him, suffocating.
Kristian's words had an astonishing, wholly unexpected effect on Karl—because everything Kristian said was true. Once she had changed I felt nothing for her. Don't send me away, Karl. Perhaps he's just very perceptive, said Charlotte.
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