Remembering one of Dr. Fontaine’s discussions of PTSD among survivors of war atrocities, Peter searches on his MoxWrap for guidance on how he can be more sensitive and appropriate with his obviously tormented tablemate.
A few articles later, he finds Beverly’s dissertation on Joan of Arc. At first, he thinks Joan of Arc’s description of her first vision of Saint Michael resembled an extraterrestrial interaction. He reads experts’ speculations that she suffered migraines, bipolar disorder, or brain lesions. To the latter, he rubs that spot at the base of his cranium. Then the paragraph describing Joan’s short fuse rings true to Peter, who wonders what happened to the dark-haired, dark-eyed woman who just throttled him. A past that piques his curiosity, but he has learned in the past quarte
