The Mark Of Orathyn
"I'll write today's date down."
"So you don't forget it?"
"So I can remind you later." He laughed, and the sound settled easily into the quiet of the house.
Near the fireplace, the bookshelf held more than books—small carved animals, dried flowers tied with ribbon, children's toys, handwritten notes tucked between the volumes, the whole wall turned into a record of someone's life. Pearl picked up a little wooden wolf, one ear carved slightly uneven, the tail too long.
"It was made by hand," she said quietly.