31. Farrow

We reached the destination that Indigo led us to—a cottage on the beach—early the next evening. The other two had let me trail along silently behind them throughout the day, and I was grateful for that.

I felt raw. Exposed. I didn’t know how to deal with any of this. So I just kept it all contained inside myself.

Glad to not think about my pain for a while, I examined the small but finely built home in front of us and then moved my gaze out to the sea.

All my life, I’d lived within a day’s ride from the shore, and yet I’d never been here before.

“It’s so massive,” Nicolette murmured, coming up beside me so she could study the scenery as well. “Water as far as the eye can see. I never imagined it’d be like this.”

I sent her a questioning glance before realizing the sand princess who’d lived her entire life in the center of the Outer Realms wouldn’t have gotten to see such a sight before either, would she?

Holding in the urge to take her hand and squeeze warmly as we experienced th