Chapter 31 REBUILDING

Ariel returned to the city with the document wrapped carefully in cloth and the necklace glowing faintly beneath her shirt. The closer she got to Madam Aba's stall, the more her heart loosened from the weight of the truth she carried.

Ama spotted her first.

"Ariel!" she cried, running toward her. "You're back!"

The embrace was fierce the kind you g