Beth Carmichael leaned on her sword cane, surveying Josh's gleaming framing shop with satisfaction. She picked up a lone piece of lint off the blue carpet. Beth knew margins were slim, but her favorite fosterling managed quite well. She liked hunting down rare antique finds for him – just to make sure he did. Too bad he was taking her for granted. A heartwarming short story where an ancient soul schools one quite young in Kate Pavelle's Crone World.