Village Elder: How is she? Dr. Tryon: Mother and child are doing fine. Village elder: I'm sure my niece is grateful--I hope you're hunry... Dr. Tryon: Starving. Village Elder: It's late, but we have cause to celebrate...Dr. Tryon: I do have a question, though. Every night I see a different family lay out a bowl of food--doesn't htat attract animals? Why do that? Village Elder: To feed our...'ghost'.

Dr. Tryon: Uh...who's it a ghost of? Village elder: Oh, she's still alive. It's just if you try to touch her---she disappears. --Reforming somehwere else---just beyond your line of sight. Dr. Tryon: Uh-huh.Tryon: Fascinating legend. Village elder: Oh, it's not just a legend. I've talked to her since her...change. Heard her sing. Watched her eat. Tryon: That's...pretty unbelievable. Elder: ...Seen her fade away...like mist.

Elder: She's...locationally challenged. The more certain you are of where she is... for instance, trying to touch her--the greater chance she'll... relocate. Tryon: That sounds insane--yet oddly-- familiar.Tryon: So--how do you know this--vanishing woman? Elder: She was betrothed to the Heralds of Change's commander--a local rebel group. She is--and will always be--my daughter. Vanishing woman: Father...




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