Epilogue
Summary
- Violet turns off the TV after watching a nature program and decides to read, feeling her cottage is too hot.
- She recalls her deceased husband, Graham, and their shared love for nature.
- Violet reminisces about a bee brooch given by Graham before attending university and how it comforted her during times of isolation.
- The brooch accompanied her on many scientific adventures, symbolizing home and grounding her.
- Struggling with physical weakness, Violet sees herself in the mirror as aged and frail.
- Unable to find her glasses, she resigns to not reading and reflects on the scenery outside her window.
- Violet thinks about her great-niece Kate, whom she first saw at Graham’s funeral and felt an inexplicable bond with.
- She had once thought the Weyward family line would end with her until she witnessed Kate's connection with nature.
- Violet gave Kate the bee brooch, believing it symbolizes their kinship and a return to their roots.
- She remembers a premonitory dream about Kate’s danger, leading to a rushed trip to London and a dramatic rescue attempt.
- In trying to protect Kate from a car accident, Violet inadvertently causes her nephew Henry to die instead.
- Consumed by guilt, Violet withdraws from the family, sustaining herself with imaginary milestones of Kate's life.
- Violet realizes she's very old and running out of time to reconnect with Kate.
- She hires a private investigator, finds Kate’s address, but discovers Kate lives with a sinister man resembling someone from a previous nightmare.
- Violet now believes she failed to protect Kate from this man and is determined to correct her mistake.
- She makes a will intending to provide for Kate and instructs the solicitor to speak to Kate directly.
- Violet experiences the disorienting nature of time and prepares a locket with an important written message for Kate, storing it carefully.
- As she drifts to sleep, comforted by nature and exhaustion, she completes her final significant act – securing Kate’s legacy.