Sera couldn’t believe that it had only been a few minutes since Clemmie had found her in the kitchen, said “There’s a situation you have to deal with outside, but just so you know, I hate tears and hysterics,” and led her out to where Jasmine had dropped dead in the garden. Sera remembered little of what had happened after that, though her raw eyes informed her that there had indeed been plenty of tears and probably one or two hysterics.
