Wheeling Gull Isle i don't do cutesie symbols.

Soon, the caldera and its new inhabitants were out of sight and out of mind. Caracal and @Killdeer headed north for no reason in particular, following Big Salmon Lake's runoff until hitting a fork in a foggy (and very likely haunted) forest. After trying to spook his companion, they continued following the river north through the flat lands. Caracal led Killdeer toward some woods clustered between ridge lines ahead. He recognized them from his road trip to Sapphique.

"Hey, the beach is on the other side of those woods," Caracal informed Killer, slapping at his shoulder. What kind of teenage boy would he be if he didn't add, "Last one there's a moldy ballsack!"

He couldn't be sure if Killdeer kept up with him at all. Caracal plunged into Ravensblood Forest, the ambiance of the place reminding him of Phantom Hollow. Soon he broke from the trees on its far side and galloped across a plain of grass that gradually gave way to dunes. He stuck close to the river, hooking a slight right when he reached the delta. Sapphique was that way, he knew.

But directly across from him, he saw an island he hadn't noticed before. Motionless and panting, Caracal muttered, "Holy shit. Killer, dude, you seeing this?"