In this final chapter of Richard Parker’s early years, curiosity gives way to awareness.

Surrounded by the steady presence of Arthur and Evelyn, Richard begins to look beyond the safety of childhood and toward a wider world filled with possibility. His questions deepen, his confidence quiets, and the spark that has guided him so far starts to take on shape and direction.

This episode marks the end of the beginning — a pause at the threshold before life begins to move faster, farther, and in ways he cannot yet imagine.

For now, Richard is still a boy. But something within him has already begun to change.