He would look so young. They were both so young. Tessa knew it was unusual to marry at seventeen and eighteen, but they were racing a clock.
The clock of Jem's life, before it wound down.

“Lips. There was something strangely, delicatelyindelicate about the word, like …”

“One could not be truly lost if one knew one's own heart. But I fear I may be lo…”

“I do not wish you other than you are, Tessa. You are what you are, and I love y…”

“Will: "Nice place to live, isn't it? Let's hope they left something behind othe…”