Chapter 17 Summary

Two days after Ezra first walked to the kitchen, he walks to the kitchen with ease and with just one of Gramp's canes. Nyle moves the detector all around the kitchen to prove to Ezra it is safe to be there. Surprising Nyle, Ezra removes his mask. Ezra tells Nyle that he thinks their house is nice. Nyle informs Ezra that her grandfather preferred carpentry to sheep farming, so he worked inside the house a lot. Nyle tells him that her grandfather made built-in shelves and a window seat for her in her room. Nyle invites Ezra upstairs to look at it. Ezra accepts the invitation, and he walks slowly up the stairs to her room. The puppy follows.

Once Nyle and Ezra are upstairs, Ezra begins scanning Nyle's room. Ezra's gaze stops at the curtain-less window. Nyle asks Ezra if he wants...