"That's a lovely philosophy," Adia says, looking over at Caspar to see what he thinks. She's not surprised to see him a little closed off, taking a sip of wine instead of responding. "And it will nice to have some items on sale. Even if people don't understand the meaning behind it, the gold is a nice touch."

Caspar doesn't say anything because the philosophy touches a little too close to home. Except he knows, deep down, that he hasn't been fully mended yet. And he worries there's not enough gold in the world to seal those cracks.

"Where do you get the pottery to fix?" he asks finally. "Does it come broken or do you do the honors?"