He then explained what happened after my mum died. He believed the Storm had been looking for him because he’d briefly come in contact with the Mountaineers and had been touched by the Book. But he’d also been touched by Neithernor. Regardless, the Storm wouldn’t leave him alone. So he sought refuge there. But when he returned home the Storm would hunt him, and over the years the doors to Neithernor started closing. They were always meant to protect that world. To keep out the Silver. And so it became harder and harder for him to find ways in, until he discovered that the Storm couldn’t enter Central Park. And in the Ramble he found a single door that could still carry him over.
Eventually he had nothing but the Ramble and all his regrets. But years later he felt a presence in the park. F
