“This is my home. You Don't have to be afraid.” He went out with the Doctor and came in again. He walked over and held her shoulders, feeling at a loss. He smiled and said, “Who does that smile look like? It makes her feel familiar.” Her heart calmed down and she nodded.

“I'm Quentin, and this is my sister, Silverdew,” he said, introducing her to a girl who had just come in.

The girl didn't look very westernized, rather more like a Chinese, probably because she was more inclined to her mother, with crescent-shaped eyes, two small dimples on each side of her cheeks, and brown hair, she looked...