This episode is… complicated. It’s about the moment I realized Kaznora is not just a Glyph, not just a monster I found and helped put back together—but my sister. My actual sister. That’s a lot to take in all at once. I spent weeks piecing her soul back together, and now that she’s safe, I have to accept something I never wanted to: she will never be human again.

My parents came to the sanctuary house this time, and it was intense. They were angry at me for bringing her home, for making her visible again, and for stepping into a danger they’ve been trying to shield her from for years. They didn’t yell at Kaznora—just me. I get it, sort of. They were scared. But I couldn’t let fear or anger stop me from saving my sister.

Then there’s Orion. He knew. He had known all along that Kaznora would never return to being human. And I d ...