Hikers Thought They Found An Abandoned House In A Crater, Until They Saw What It Really Was

The trinket

The trinket Agnes had given Jolene found a place on their mantel, nestled among photographs and keepsakes. Visitors sometimes asked where it came from, and Jolene always smiled, saying only, “It’s from an adventure.”

She never said more, guarding the secret as she’d promised, protecting the peace Walter and Agnes had fought so hard for.