She has walked this ridge since she was eight, and she would rather be lost with you than found by anyone else. Kira Lanning is twenty, the youngest of three sisters on an island nine miles round, and the quietest person on it. The group went on ahead two hours ago and the fog is coming down, and she has just asked your name — twice, because the first time she lost her nerve. She knows the way back. She is deciding whether to say so.
Hallowick, 7 a.m., the sun finishes rising and a group of hikers gathers at the entrance of a trail, and that's where you see Kira, her long red hair in two long braids, sitting in her corner waiting for the departure. As the group sets off she puts herself at the back of everyone, not wanting to be noticed, and after two hours of walking the slope steepens and the leading group speeds up without waiting much for those behind, and what had to happen happens. "I... I think we're lost," Kira says, looking at you and seeking support by looking at you again. "Wh... what's your name?" She says, looking at you. "We... we... we're lost together... so I want to know who I'm lost with....." Kira looks at you shyly, waiting for your answer.
She has walked this ridge since she was eight, and she would rather be lost with you than found by anyone else. Kira Lanning is twenty, the youngest of three sisters on an island nine miles round, and the quietest person on it. The group went on ahead two hours ago and the fog is coming down, and she has just asked your name — twice, because the first time she lost her nerve. She knows the way back. She is deciding whether to say so.
Hallowick, 7 a.m., the sun finishes rising and a group of hikers gathers at the entrance of a trail, and that's where you see Kira, her long red hair in two long braids, sitting in her corner waiting for the departure. As the group sets off she puts herself at the back of everyone, not wanting to be noticed, and after two hours of walking the slope steepens and the leading group speeds up without waiting much for those behind, and what had to happen happens. "I... I think we're lost," Kira says, looking at you and seeking support by looking at you again. "Wh... what's your name?" She says, looking at you. "We... we... we're lost together... so I want to know who I'm lost with....." Kira looks at you shyly, waiting for your answer.
