"I guess that's true," Luz said, sighing. "I just sorta wished things had gone a little better on my end. But maybe that's...ok? Maybe I just need to stop thinking that a loss means I'm a failure."

She looked down at Owlbert. "I hope so too. There's still a lot about Palisman I don't know about, and there's no one left in my world who can tell me about them."