Buttercup shut the door behind her and fell against it as soon as she heard the click. She wrapped her arms around herself, trying to calm the knots that welled up within her upon seeing Karl Bartlett. She thought she had left the Bottoms and all its memories behind her. It never even dawned on her that Karl was Rhychard’s brother. She wasn’t even sure if she had known Karl’s last name. Last names were irrelevant in the Bottoms. Real names were irrelevant for that matter.