[Simultaneous delivery.]
[Delivered to the cottage is a bouquet of blue lotuses, made of paper. Rolled around the stems is a print out of explanation. On the back of the page, amid a sketch of wings that unfurl to the corners, is a snatch of poetry in Damian's too-neat hand. In English: Our hearts are in balance In your arms, I do for you what my heart desires My longing for you is all the makeup I need; my eyes glow from seeing you Draw me close and let me gaze at you prince of my heart. Oh, the joy of this hour— it flows through me forever— beginning when I slept with you. In sorrow or joy you have lifted me up. Never leave me!