Easily pleased, Micah enjoys a career in non-profit work and gets through his days one lame joke at a time. Then his friend Lou introduces him to her musical family and the Knights pull Micah into their world of resilience and sorrow. Soon, Micah understands that in the face of grief, optimism isn't always enough.<br><br>Lei was once revered for his tremendous talent. But one day the music died, and the scars under his leather bracelets are a reminder of what he lost. These days, he's nothing but a phantom. Shut away from the world, Lei tunes instruments in the Knights' music store.<br><br>Then charismatic Micah enters his life, charming his family and slowly coaxing his way into Lei's heart with steadfast devotion. With Micah at his side, it may yet be possible for Lei to reclaim the spotlight he'd thought permanently abandoned.

Music of the Knight

For the tenth time in the last five minutes, I checked my phone. No new messages. After our weekly nap, Nash had given me one of his phenomenally effective pep talks, and I’d finally summoned the courage to text Lei and ask him if he wanted to go see that Something Summerplay. But that had been over five hours ago, and anyway, the play was at eight. We’d missed the first hour. That settled that.


I went back to my spreadsheet and blinked at the screen. I’d been compiling Good Ear’s monthly statistics and according to this, we’d had a fifteen percent decrease in the last months. That meant we weren’t reaching new people, and only listening to our main base. That wasn’t good news. What would I do with my life if this failed?


Chapter 24