"Sixteen," she says proudly. "Well, I was trying sooner, but nobody important would ever come out to rural middle-of-nowhere. But I spent too much of two long years in Nashville, and then two years here playing anywhere that'll take me. I'm still trying, really. But... tonight has made me wonder if I've been doing this the wrong way this whole time."

She stares into the fire for a moment, then into the night sky, twinkling down at her. "Tonight just felt different. Good different. Maybe the best different."