Beatrice eventually gave Mirelle the ivory mask.
Not as authority.
As apology.
Mirelle refused it.
Good.
Then Lily wanted it for dress-up.
Better.
The mask ended up in a costume box beside plastic crowns, animal ears, and a pirate hat.
One afternoon I found Lily wearing it while pretending to be a dragon doctor.
No one died from lost symbolism.
Ashwick survived.
Objects become safer when children are allowed to make them ridiculous.
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