Stone Circle Woulda been gone like a wayward wind

When they get to the circle, Adeline feels a lot more nervous than she thought she would. His apprehension doesn’t seem to help, either, as she searches his face for answers. Even when he speaks, she feels a void where her anxiety had been sitting and this time, confusion further warps her expression. “Okay,” she says carefully, expecting something else to come out of his mouth but there isn’t anything else beyond teaching his children what lies on the outside world. That isn’t such a big deal, is it? And still, with innocence, she adds: “Are you leaving in the morning?”

Adeline hums quietly for a beat before quickly adding on. “You’ll be back by nightfall?”