Lila felt a pang of sadness at Ash's words.

She broke the bread in half and handed a piece to him. "I can't finish it all. Will you help me eat half of it?"

Ash shook his head.

"Grandma said one for each of us. I can't take yours, Lila," he said earnestly.

His eyes suddenly caught sight of the man in the military coat, and his face lit up with a cheerful smile. "Mr. Mapleford!"

Said man looked up briefly. He had taken off his mask, but his long hair and lowered head still obscured most of his face. When he heard Ash calling, he gave

a low grunt in acknowledgment without looking up further.

Lila hadn't heard James speak when she met him, so she didn't recognize his voice.

After finishing his meal, the man in the military coat quickly put his mask back on, as though afraid someone might see his face.

Lila asked Ash, "Have you ever seen what Mr. Mapleford looks like? Why does he always wear a mask?"

"Because he's not handsome," Ash replied with a child's bluntness. "I asked him once, and Mr. Mapleford said he has scars on his face and doesn't want to scare people."

Lila's grip on her spoon tightened. "Have you seen those scars? Where are they? What do they look like?"

in thought before pointing to the side of his

tell if she felt more disappointed or relieved at his

parents' deaths would remain unavenged if she couldn't

seeking James, and

cornered, he might act out in desperation

down as he worked, silent

to the cameras filming the area. If this man were James, wouldn't it be far

never seen cameras and was fascinated by them. In the afternoon, he followed Lila around, sometimes even

well-behaved, the production team didn't

washed up and prepared to head back,

walked,

seemed unusually

know those people?" Lila

but Louise had mentioned there were few young people left in the village. The sudden appearance of several strong, 30-something men in military style coats struck her as

his head.

grip on his hand and quickened

as they turned a corner, she felt the cold press of an iron rod against

a low voice

heart raced. She instinctively pulled Ash into her

deliberately kept his voice low, but Lila caught a glimpse of green fabric out of

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