Synopsis

They were leaving. Too much had transpired: the disappearance of the five orphans, then the deaths of Cayetano and the judge, and now Carol’s mother was in peril as well. They would depart with the caravan, never to return to the orphanage. All except Marcos, bound to remain in La Laguna Negra by circumstance. Paula was deeply saddened. The “gnome,” her friend, would no longer watch over her. And Héctor, in whom she had placed so much trust, was responsible for this sorrow. These were her fir