...Still hurts. Building little walls to keep the pain out, keep the others out, keep me safe. In here, where they can't protect me.

Hiding in my little room. Went for a walk and the moon tripped me, frightened little William no end. Back to bed. Shan't come out.

Left all my pretty dresses with the fire-doll...

Someone tell Dru of her?

*the church is silent, and beneath it, Drusilla's odd little home is equally so. None of the candles are lit, and she doesn't have electricity down there, so there's no light aside from what shines down through the door leading down from the church itself. Kitten William is pacing along Drusilla's bed -- paid for with her own money, it's one of the ( Read more... )

I think I shall go to Switzerland. For a little bit.

*is, it may be noted, wearing a plain gold band on her wedding ring finger*

The entire world is stupid, terrible things happen and I don't like it. It must stop. I demand that it stops ( Read more... )

The lady made of sparkles gave me the prettiest new doll! I must give her a name yet...

*the doll is an exact porcelain replica of Drusilla, given to her by Delirium*

My sweet William is crying...I can hear him crying, but I can't see him...

I can't see him. I can't find him. My sweet William needs his mummy and I'm not there...

I think I shall visit Father Richard.

I do not want him to go to the Lord while I am not there.

I am to go and stay with the pretty fire doll, until Father Richard is all better. Sister Annabel is packing all my nice dresses and shoes up (boring shoes, don't want to wear them, but Father Richard insists I must). I am to be a godmother, when the little sweet one is born!

I will be very good.

They gave new eyes to him that wouldn't see. Call it vengeance, call it justice, call it done.

The not-wolfie went away, but now he's come back. I shall bring him a present. Everybody loves presents.

I dreamed them all. Dancing in my head. Father Richard came and made it quiet again, though.

Father Richard looks very silly with glitter all over.