“I want to know everything Grandmother won’t talk about. If you walk into dark places, I want to be with you. If I die” – she took a deep breath – “throw me into the sea, Florian, and I will come back to you.” “Don’t be ridiculous, Flora. You won’t die.” Florian wrapped his arms around his sister and buried his nose in her sweet-smelling hair. “I plan for us both to live forever.”
