Serenity continued. "Do you think your brother would be happy to know that the woman he protected with his life isn't even allowed to pay her respect at his grave? What would he think?"

North's face twisted in annoyance. A short moment later, he turned to Summer, glaring daggers at her.

"Do you really want to pay respect to my brother? Well, fine. Kowtow to his grave a hundred times! I want to hear the sound when your head touches the ground!" North demanded, and everyone around him turned to him with a startled look on their faces.

Serenity furrowed her brow, but Summer broke into a smile.

"Yes, I will," Summer agreed, her eyes twinkling with hope again. Then, she began bending her body forward, her head touching the ground. The sound of her head touching the ground every time she repeated the action sounded eerily clear in the silence of the night.

Serenity became very worried. Summer was already weak from all the torture in the psychiatric hospital. She was covered in old and