By the time Mia was three, the adults could no longer control her. Her energy was terrifyingly boundless. Every day, she was either catching frogs in the pond, chasing butterflies in the meadows, or riding a Red Deer and running wild. She was like a little monkey, unable to stay still for even a moment. To give her a proper childhood, Evelyn Ford and Ronan Kendrick took a semi-free-range approach with her.
During those three years, Mina, Blackie, Lola, and Red Bird had all left them. In the cemetery, two more small burial mounds had appeared.
Besides Corinth, other places were also reviving. Evelyn Ford planned to take everyone back to Varden to visit family. Before they left, Officer Graham found Ronan Kendrick. He was over fifty now, and though he was still in relatively good health, he had been on the move for many years. Now that he had finally returned to Corinth, he didn't want to leave again. He wanted to watch over this place.
