This Poison Heart

The next morning, Karter arrives for breakfast, his limp almost indistinguishable. Angie is confident in her breakfast skills, but she ultimately has to purchase breakfast from town after she burns numerous waffles. Karter asks about the family’s plans to stay in Rhinebeck long term, and Briseis confesses her initial reluctance to move away from Brooklyn and her falling-out with her friends. Karter reluctantly tells Briseis about the rumor that her house’s previous inhabitants were “into witchcraft.” Briseis brushes this off with a laugh before thinking of Marie.

Mrs. Redmond calls Karter and speaks with Briseis, who asks if there are any further keys to the house, using the vague excuse of unopened closets. Mrs. Redmond offers to check but is more optimistic about the possibility that the key is somewhere in the house. Karter suddenly notices the grass reaching toward Briseis, and after a quick internal debate, she decides to tell him the truth about her powers. She asks him not to be scared and pulls him toward the hidden garden to show him the truth. His eyes widen as he sees the plants move to reveal the path, but he trustingly takes Briseis’s hand.