The Wilbies kept few secrets from each other as a matter of preference, habit, and convenience. Secrets were burdensome and demanding of regular attention; a secret had to be nursed at odd hours and dandled in the night. Still, Isolde had always been forthright with her mate that there were things she was obliged to keep to herself—secrets that were not hers to share. Warren knew that his beloved carried around a mystery or two.
