The man pointed towards the wooden floor.
A large symbol had appeared there.
Three curved lines surrounded a central point.
Around it were two circles.
One silver.
One dark.
At the outer edge were thirteen smaller markings.
Twelve were illuminated.
The thirteenth was empty.
And at the centre was a tiny symbol that looked like a tree growing upside down.
Jude knelt.
He recognised the two circles.
"The first house has two hearts."
The man nodded.
"One remembers everything that was lost. The other remembers everything that was never allowed to happen."
"And the children?"
The man's gaze moved towards the four Sols.
"They are what remains between those two hearts."
Jude looked at them.
"Which one belongs to which heart?"
The man shook his head.
"That is the question the house wants you to answer."
"Why?"
"Because if you choose incorrectly, the two hearts will become one."
The fourth Sol looked towards the floor.
"And then?"
The man did not answer.
