"That must have been a wonderful day." He can picture it, and it makes him smile. He'd done something similar when he first arrived here. He walked from one coast to the other, just to make sure it really is an island, and it took him all day to do it. That was a wonderful day. It had rained then, too.

"Erin has gone?" That sobers him. "I'm sorry. I still hope one day we might return. There's no shame in being intimidated, but I know you well enough that I am confident you will overcome this and every new challenge set before you. I've hardly met a braver soul than yours."