[ Bree finally pulls it together, and she takes a deep breath, finally sitting up, shifting so that she can sit between them rather than be too far out of Claire's reach. ]

I made it all the way to Wilmington.

[ She clears her throat, then looks down at her closed fist. ]

I went to a tavern to sleep. Someone was playing cards and he. Asked me to hold a ring for luck.

[ Now, Bree opens her hand and there, in her palm, is a ring identical to the one her mother still has, so Brianna knows she hasn't gone through that, the world ended for her before she could. ]

I knew it immediately.