Krystal had been contentedly holding Jamie’s hand, so the two could share stories about all that they had hidden from their parents and their schoolmates before, when she realized that they were descending. The beautiful night sky, so lit up with more stars than she had ever imagined, was beginning to fade. Jamie squeezed her hand, and she followed his gaze to see a cluster of islands beneath them, and at the horizon, the threat of the sunrise was just beginning to light up the sky.
“Beyondland,” P announced loudly. “The Main Camp is on the big island. That’s where we’re going.”
“What’s on the other islands, P?” Kyle asked.
“Crescent Island, that first one, has Crocodile Cove in the pocket of the crescent, and the merpeople generally school around the outer crescent.”
“Crocodiles?” sai
