consequences

The crisp autumn air filled Digory's lungs as he stared at the yellow and green rings in his hand. He was nervous, for substantial reasons. They were his uncle Andrew's magic rings, capable of transporting people between worlds. His Uncle, despite being a magician, had acknowledged that he himself did not understand their full capabilities.

In the hushed whispers of a snowy night in Lexington, Kentucky, Dr. David Henry held his newborn twins for the first time. One was a lovely, healthy boy, but the other, his precious little girl, was afflicted with Down Syndrome. Dr. Henry made the toughest decision of his life that night, a secret that would ultimately shape the lives of everyone involved. His decision: he asked his nurse, Caroline, to take his daughter Phoebe to an institution, away from the world.