Daffodils for Forgiveness

Vance

The pleasant yellow flowers sitting on my passenger seat bob and bounce as I drive up the winding road to the prince’s estate. On one side of me, there’s a stretch of rolling fields and a smattering of little seaside cottages here and there. On the other side, below a dropoff of large boulders, there’s a sandy beach.

And beyond that: the ocean.

Under normal circumstances, I would be elated t