Coconut Grove That's why we're running from the city to the open sea

For @Blossom!

It took a long time for Blossom to wake; Reverie might have been more alarmed by it had they not been through this once already. She waited patiently by her daughter's side, setting up a bed in the sand with broad leaves and nudging her gently into it. Eventually, Blossom started to stir.
Hey, Reverie smoothed her ears with a gentle kiss. How are you feeling, sunshine? She studied her worriedly, already dreading what was to come. Not immediately, she knew; they were, both of them, accustomed to a certain level of absence when it came to Lestan. It would take time for Blossom to realize that this was different. And then what would she say? How could she ever explain it? Bitterly, Reverie could not help but note the irony of wanting so desperately to protect Blossom from the hurt of Lestan's absence.
She couldn't even protect herself from it.