Silent Way

Sometimes it's better to stay silent. Say nothing to no one. Say nothing at all.

Elsie hasn't said a word in over six years- not that anyone has noticed, of course. The sarcastic comments and harsh words were thought to be a way of rebelling, but no one could see what they really were. Her mask.
The only place Elsie is able to be herself is working at the Magpie Bakery. Her safe haven, the nest she will never leave.

Alex is far from silent. Driven by the grind of tools and the burning heat of the forge, his life is one adventure he is glad to be on. He doesn't expect the trip he is forced to go on to his Gran's to be anything but ordinary.

But all it takes is one day, one stranger and one envelope for the walls they have built up to be threatened and a whole new adventure begins.