When Quell wakes in the morning, he is relieved to find Coral, curled up and asleep, in his arms. He holds her close, burying his face into the side of her neck, breathing her scent. When she stirs, he sorrowfully looks into her eyes, "Coral, I am sorry."

She reaches up and cradles his face, "I am sorry too, Quell. I should have told you about it but I was afraid that it would bring up painful memories for you."

"It...it did," he says, "but I shouldn't have acted so rashly. It is not my place to tell you what to do, I just...I worry that once you see what...