Title: “Lullaby of Ashes” Panel 1 A quiet, cheerful town at sunrise. Birds on rooftops. A banner...

Title: “Lullaby of Ashes” Panel 1 A quiet, cheerful town at sunrise. Birds on rooftops. A banner reads: “Welcome to Briar Hollow.” Caption: Briar Hollow was the kind of town where nothing bad ever happened. Panel 2 Inside a modest home. A BABY in a crib, wide-eyed and smiling. His parents and older sister watch lovingly. Mother: “He’s such a good baby.” Caption: They named him Eli. Panel 3 Montage panels: Eli giggling as neighbors dote on him. Eli crawling, shadow slightly longer than it