Nisa listened and nodded. "Well, now you work for me. Your purpose is to help me keep my little secret." She looked at where the cloth had gone and held up a finger to her lips with a smile. "My brother knows, but doesn't like it. Quite a shame." She then walked to Briar and gestured her to follow.

She went to the parlor and carefully placed her violin in a chair so it remained carefully upright. "Then, since you have little in the past. Let us speak of the future." She took a spot on the love seat and waited for Briar to sit beside her. "Do you have dreams? Not the kind in your sleep. Things you'd like in your future."