Imani stood next to us, and she wrapped us in her wings, filling us with warmth. “No matter what happens, none of us are getting out of this unscathed,” Imani said. “We gain things, and we lose them. That’s what happens in war. Thank you, Carl and Donut. Thank you for not giving up on me.” “We don’t give up on family,” I said. “Otherwise, what’s the point?”

