A friend? Family? The thought illuminated deep fear he’d had this whole time—that he might have had no one out there at all.

Whoever it was, though…their fuzzy presence felt large. They must have been of overwhelming importance to him. That certainty, vague as it was, made him feel less alone. Doppio’s eyes sharpened with the most clarity they ever had.

“I don’t really know. But…if I find them again, I’m sure I’ll remember.”