I’ve missed this place, the air and the direction the wind blows. I’ve missed the mountains the most, and I feel blessed to be able to visit. I feel fortunate to have brought Matthias here. The last two days have been amazing, and I’ve merged the me he knows to a part of me I keep very private.
“Ready?” I look at him as we stand at the base of a hill.
“Yes.”
We begin climbing the pebbled path that leads to one of my favorite places. A chapel I’ve never entered rises on the right, at the top of the hill. To the left is part of the site we came to admire. Matthias looks around in silence. As we reach the top and round the chapel, I stare out at the view in front of me. Mountains, clouds, and sun. Nothing else but nature’s beauty, the Earth’s energy, and us.
I lead Matthias further into t
