Evelor's room was filled with all sorts of cartoon-style toys and trinkets. Even the walls were covered with stickers of various cartoon animals, creating a very childish, fairy-tale atmosphere.
Only a simple picture frame on the nightstand had a different style. Inside was an old, yellowed, and slightly damaged photograph—
It showed a young couple smiling happily. The husband was holding a cute little girl's hand, while the wife cradled a swaddled infant, the scene overflowing with warmth.
Lloyd stared at the photo for a long while, then said in a low voice,
"Don't worry. We'll be okay. We'll live on, happily."
With that, he reached toward his sister's bedside and grabbed the Hammerhead Shark Puppet.
Evelor loved this adorably clumsy-looking thing and slept with it every night, leaving it with a faint warmth and her scent.
