Scythe & Sparrow

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes descriptions of sexual content, physical abuse, child abuse, graphic violence, addiction, and cursing.

Fionn closes himself in his room to work on his crocheting project. He picked up the craft after moving to Hartford. He imagines his brothers making fun of him for this hobby, but he is desperate to distract himself from Rose, who is sleeping across the hall. As he recalls the events of the day, he worries about Rose’s safety, and the incident also reminds him of his father’s death. Callum Kane, who had an alcohol addiction, often took out his anger on his sons. When a younger Fionn came home one day to find Callum drunkenly beating his brothers, he intervened, stabbing and killing Callum. Today, the aftermath of Eric’s murder gave him the same “rush of adrenaline” (100) that he felt on that day. Now, he puts his crocheting away and tries dismissing these thoughts, but he cannot help worrying that he is still that same violent person.

The next morning, Fionn checks on Rose, but she isn’t in her room. He observes her decor and plants and grows curious when he finds a postcard addressed to Sparrow on her nightstand.