The Sentinels hear the ocean breathe, exhale upon the shore

"it is good you are here, lilia," he says, and she cannot help the way her heart seems to swell.  yes, she thinks, it truly is!  for just the same as he felt towards her she returned.  out of all of their siblings, there was something about @Ford that quelled her inner turmoils.  

she'd never doubted that they'd be successful, but to hear that their numbers had already swollen past the mayfair-cairns was beyond pleasing.  i am glad to be here, she says softly, husky voice silenced by the wind, would you show it to me?  there is nobody she'd rather have at her side when she sees the bay for the first time.