Then he saw her, and bells rang, heavenly choirs started to sing, and suddenly he was walking on air. He was still a man with considerable wanderlust;...but that was part of what made it special; Gretel shared that wanderlust in abundance- Gretel meant he was no longer a loner with wanderlust. Both he and Gretel had more of it than their fair share and it made for an ideal pairing.Still, the Caldwell Limited, as they liked to call home, provided a bit of stationary permanence. They had assembled. His children had scattered to many places and where exactly they were he didn’t know. But he said that deep in his heart they would always be right there with him. It had been many years since the last contact with any of them. He showed me letters in which the paper had yellowed from time and being handled over and over. They were tear-stained and contained words of love, telling him that he would never be forgotten. Life had never been easy for Hobo Joe. He was raised as one of 10 children on. Her name is Nivra. You can’t just change people’s names whenever you wish.”I ignored him.Frozen in place, Violet stared into my eyes while I stalked towards her. I was close enough to touch before she blinked and looked down. Consciously duplicating our interaction at the gates, I pressed a talon under her chin and forced her to look at me.Deep need slowly joined the scent of fear. It was thick enough to drink, then self-loathing suddenly flooded the air, instantly choking down the beautifully. I think you were born in that small town in Indiana. Maybe you went away for college, but you moved back home after you graduated until you found a job. Somewhere preferably not in your hometown. But you ran into a high school sweetheart at the supermarket and fell swiftly and madly in love.” She tried to study Grace’s face but couldn’t divine anything. Madly in love with who? Not wanting to assume too much, she continued, “You got a job in the area and dated him for a year or two before he.