▁the ▁last ▁of ▁his ▁kind ▁on ▁earth . ▁He ▁is ▁quietly ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁his ▁long ▁life ▁when ▁he ▁gets ▁a ▁call ▁from ▁a ▁friend ▁named ▁Samuel . ▁A ▁male ▁T alt os ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁g len ▁of ▁D onn ela ith , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁someone ▁with ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁male . ▁Ash lar ▁is ▁shock ed , ▁as ▁he ▁hasn ' t ▁seen ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁kind ▁in ▁centuries , ▁and ▁immediately ▁f lies ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁his ▁friend . ▁ ▁As ▁for ▁Row an ▁May f air , ▁after ▁b ury ing ▁her ▁daughter , ▁the ▁T alt os ▁E male th , ▁she ▁goes ▁into ▁a ▁semi - cat at onic ▁state . ▁She ▁wal ks , ▁she ▁bath es , ▁she ▁e ats , ▁but ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁speak ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁respond ▁to ▁those ▁around ▁her . ▁Her ▁husband , ▁Michael ▁Cur ry , ▁and ▁adopted ▁des igne e ▁Mon a ▁are ▁wor ried ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁ple ad ▁with ▁her ▁to ▁speak . ▁A ▁visit ing ▁cousin ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁takes ▁one ▁look ▁at ▁Row an ▁and ▁decl ares ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁still ▁there ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁speak ▁again ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁time . ▁ ▁And ▁so ▁she ▁does ▁that ▁same ▁afternoon ▁when ▁we ▁discover ▁that ▁her ▁bel oved ▁friend , ▁A aron ▁Light ner , ▁an ▁ex communic ated ▁Tal am as ca ▁scholar ▁who ▁recently ▁married ▁into ▁the ▁family , ▁has ▁been ▁deliber ately ▁run