Manko listened, and as they spoke, the shadowed outline of the child returned to her. It was not perfect—memories never are—but it was enough. She closed the ledger and placed it in the window where the early light could touch it. Her heart felt full and fragile, like a jar ready to be opened. She thanked the crowd and then, with a small, sly smile, handed each of them a tiny folded boat. “Take this,” she said. “Fill it when you cross a bridge.”