Klara glanced at a large old clock on the wall and then back down to her lap.
She wrung her hands, and avoided looking at either of the two strangers she now sincerely regretted acknowledging, let alone letting into her home.
“I really don’t know what to tell you. Daniel was…he was inflexible, he was controlling, and he was a perfectionist; but he was also loyal, and charming, and he made people feel like he really cared. I always thought he was a little inhibited, and he never seemed to relax. In retrospect, I think he just took his role so seriously that he didn’t allow himself the chance to relax. He always dressed very smartly, and he avoided human technology. I can’t tell you his favorite food or which season he liked the best, so…”
“…I don’t need to know those things. I need to k
