Aggie's happy to settle into the hug again. Aside from her mother, her own family had been terribly distant, bound by Puritan stoicism and later fear of her. It's completely different here, where she's hugged and praised often. It does a lot to ease the cold places of her heart.

"I love it here," she says, sincerely. Giant bees and strange events and everything. None of it matters in comparison to the things she's gained. "We talked a little on the way here and she seems wonderful." The exact kind of warm, gentle person that makes people feel safe and comfortable. Aggie had liked her immediately.