Malcolm Bright

Ulla will join them in sorting even while she finishes singing, pearls and shell and stone dropping to the blanket she's spread as a dropcloth. Some of her notes are a bit rough and abrasive, which is only fitting as they scrape the surface of the door clean.

Then she grins at them both for a second before her design consultation. "What do you think, Hjerte? Warren sitting above the pool, and Will laying below it? Maybe I'll put you on the door too. You can help balance out James symmetrically, if I have his goose on one side and an octopus on the opposite. His graduation gave you to me, so that feels appropriate. And Jasper's in the pool, so he'll be beside Will, also fitting."

Hjerte chuckles. "If you like. It did feel a little unbalanced since you added James, but you know you're bound to add someone else eventually, whether you like it or not. That's part of why Warren left you here."