My son looked confused. “I'm sorry, I don't know how.”
“No, no, no” replied Raven, “I'm not expecting you to solve it, you are the solution!”
“I'm afraid I don't understand,” said Robert.
Raven picked up the tin and scarf, placing them to one side. “Forget those, they're just the setting. The rest point to a young married woman full of love and hope.” He looked at me. “What balances the equation?”
The three of us looked at him blankly.
“A husband!” he declared with a beaming grin, clapping Robert on the shoulder.
