She wasn't the most spectacular singer, but she wasn't cringe-worthy either. They matched pitches and crooned together as though they had sung a thousand times together over a thousand years. The feeling of d¨¦j¨¤ vu crept through her on cat's paws. She had never done this before, yet flashes of an unknown memory dug into her mind, sliding through years of memories she knew belonged to her. These slivers of conflicting images, hazy as morning mist, gave her a sudden headache. Putting her hands to her temples, she rubbed at the tender spots, hoping to ease the strange pain. It relented just a few seconds before Bastian looked her way. She answered his questioning gaze with a smile, hoping to hide her slight distress.
Ahead of them the sun had turned from peach to bloodred as it sank into t
