Realistically, four years missing is long enough to assume the worst. But fortunately, Dana has no desire to be realistic and she'll take her cues from him. If he thinks she's out there waiting to be found, then that's what she thinks, too.

"Sure," she says, and this time grabs three at a time. Unladylike, maybe. She's fifteen.

"Have you ever seen the library here, actually? It's enormous." It's the only thing so far that gives Beyond Beyond a run for its money as the best of this no-horse town.