“Promise me you will move on from this nightmare.” “Some nightmares never end,” he murmured through his tears. “Yours will,” she countered gently. “If you let it. Promise me you won’t be alone anymore, Rayner.” “I promise, Aravis,” he whispered. “I promise.” And he held his sister while she took her last breath, staring at the sunny sky with a smile on her face.

