world, and bad things had happened to both of them, but nature brought solace. Not that the bad things could be erased and forgotten. They couldn’t. The murders. The evil. But she and Daniel were only specks in the universe. Stardust. While that might overwhelm some people, it brought her comfort. To know that once the bad people were locked up, once the victims were buried, once the bodies were found, once she’d cried it all out, this would remain. Strong, enduring.