Nicky Enderson could tell she was upset because she was being so difficult.

It was pointless for him to say anything until she had calmed down.

He could only stand there and watch her walk into the school, sighing.

Luna had been sedentary all day.

Aven Harris discovered she had entered the school with a walking stick. At midday, he scoured the entire campus for her, eventually finding her reading a book on the edge of the stone stairs near the school field.

Aven Harris had the impression she had seen the Luna of the past from a distance.

They had agreed to meet certain days, and she would always...