Rio had been depressed somehow ever since she opened a certain page in the military almanac. What was it she should do, what was it she could do? Kanata worried about her, but she couldn't put her thoughts into words. With each of them begin the winter this way, they meet an old woman. The way she lived her life would have a huge effect on Rio.
I am reminded of a certain old rabbi of mine, the daughter of the late Isaac Stern. Suffice it to say her voice really lit up the shul during services.