Several hours later, he sat on a rock gazing up at the stars. He didn’t remember them ever being this bright and clear. He turned his head when he heard Gem climbing the path back to the cave.
When she stopped beside him, he scooted over. She sat down and looked up at the sky. They didn’t say anything at first.
He picked up a flower that he’d found a few minutes earlier. The white bloom still glowed. Turning toward her, he placed the flower behind her ear.
“Why…?” she started to ask before falling silent.
“It reminded me of you,” he murmured, sliding his fingers through her hair.
“You confuse me,” she softly admitted.
He chuckled. “Sometimes I confuse myself,” he said with a shrug.
“Would you like to see something?” she asked.
“Sure – as long as it isn’t monsters, dragons, humongou
