“I wouldn’t invite you into my relationship with Trinket if it were only about you and him,” said Zee. “I would happily let you two be together on your own. I want you to know that. I want you to really understand and believe that, so you know that when I ask you to come home with us, I don’t mean just him. I mean me. I mean that I want you, that you make me feel peaceful when I’m around you, that I look at my art differently when you’re there to look at it with me. You’re fascinating. You’re clever. You’re gentle. I think if I spend enough time with you, I might learn to be gentle, too.”
