Kevan looked up and saw the deep blue ceiling. It was covered in star-shaped lights. A sparkling silver galaxy surrounded the lights. Gold dust shimmered around it.

"These were all painted by Mommy! Godma told me that whenever Mommy had time, she would come here to paint stars for me, even when she was really busy!" Aster boasted proudly.

A scene of a slender and delicate woman standing alone on a ladder appeared in Kevan's mind.

She held a palette in one hand and a brush in the other. She w