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I walked into the study, where boxes were stacked on top of boxes His desk was covered with items, and as he walked E at a receipt partially hidden under some paperwork I picked it up and read it

Five thousand white feathers

Overnight shipping

I opened one of the boxes on his desk and s of feathers He hadn’t found the white feathers at Mr Henson’s shop He’d ordered them He’d ordered thousands of them, just so E, Elizabeth?" I heard him shout I closed the box and hurried out of the rooave hi up to Tristan "I can fix that up for you too"

"No, the shed is off limits That’s…" He paused and frowned "It’s just off li "Okay…well, I think I’ve got everything I need for now I’ll draw up some different ideas and ether later on I better get going"

"You’re in a hurry"

"Yeah, well, you know" I glanced over at E in her oorld "Eet her ready for"

Tristan stepped closer to ht you carier with "

"Are you sure?"

"Truly, Tristan You held me when I needed you the most" I smiled "But maybe it’s best we don’t use each other to remember anymore… Obviously I can’t handle it"

He frowned and looked at the ground, almost as if he were disappointed, but within a second he held his head up and gave "

He led us to the back of the house and held the back door open I listened to the nightly crickets chatting a sound…peaceful even

"Where are we going?" I wondered out loud

He nodded toward the darkened woods as he picked up a flashlight frorabbed Eht and he led us deeper into the woods

The skies were star-filled and the sweet, wet spring air greeted us as we stepped in and out of the shadows between the trees The branches swung back and forth as we pushed our way through the woods "We’re almost there," Tristan insisted