The book closes itself. Not fast and not violently. It closes the way a mouth closes when the person is done listening.

The candle goes out and the room is black and the three of them stand in it for four seconds without anybody saying anything.

MioneIt is not refusing us. It is refusing a page that was signed in fear. Look at the binding note again. What does it say about the temperature?

The note does not say temperature. The note says the room must be warm. The room is nine degrees and has been since March.