The waves folded out, gracing the beach in soft blankets of blue and foamy white, tickling my toes with the rush of low tide. The land bridge separating my world from this one, stretched long into the horizon, the mainland now a speck against the ocean. Katrelle slid into the sand beside me, huffing into her hands contentedly and staring at that dot in the distance.

The place we’d come from.

Katrelle turned her hands into the frothy waters. “Are we sure we must share this?” She gestures to the island around us.

I knew what she meant. The unwavering blueness of the sky above. The swaying trees and speckled plants. The pecking of birds and calls of wild rodents. The smells of the sand and salt.

“Soon.” I shook my head, watching as the land bridge was swallowed up by the rising waters. “But not yet.”