I'd like to give a special shoutout here to MostDismalFeldsparkle who began co-authoring this story with me with only the best of intentions, and in return I drove her to madness with my clumsy attempts at telling this story. Anything you might have liked about this story was her doing, and the leftovers are all mine, so swing by her story page and check out her goodies. I suggest 'The Sparrow' - it's creepy as hell in a good way.