The chapter consists of a diary entry addressed to Molly from Gran, intended to be read at a carefully chosen moment. Gran expresses love, pride, and concern for Molly, acknowledging her impending death and Molly’s looming grief. She emphasizes that Molly has always been her “precious treasure.”

Gran apologizes for having hidden her past, admitting she chose to bury painful memories and deflect Molly’s questions with “Let sleeping dogs lie.” She now recognizes that her history belongs to Molly as well and that suppressing it was a mistake.

Gran reflects on the stories she told Molly in childhood—tales of maids, maidens, lords, and ladies—which began as fantasies but increasingly mirrored Gran’s own life. She worried Molly would detect the pain behind the tales but continued to use them as parables, hoping Molly would glean their lessons and recognize her own strengths.

Gran affirms that love endured despite injustice and hardship faced by Molly. She explains that the parables were a “parallel universe,” intended to show Molly that her differences are strengths and to hint at Gran’s true identity and their shared past.

At the end of the entry, Gran reveals the core truth behind the stories: once there was a young maiden born into exceptional wealth and privilege who then lost nearly everything. She discloses that the maiden’s name was Flora Gray and states plainly that Flora Gray was herself.