Madeline: We had come to Ron’s place for lunch, and so far, everything was going well. However, I had noticed a few things. One of them was that Sawyer didn’t seem very interested in talking to anyone. At the same time, I also noticed that Lady Riva, Ron’s grandmother, wasn’t taking part in the conversation either. I remembered the last time we met, she had been so eager to tell us stories about the wars and how she had fought in them. Everything she said was filled with enthusiasm and intrigue. But now, she seemed rather dull, almost as if she wasn’t enjoying herself. She finished her lunch in silence, only speaking to me a few times. Her words were mostly about illness, the children, and the interview we’d conducted yesterday with the child. That was all. The same woman who had

