Author's note: this is from Seraphina's point of view
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When kids settled with their tasks, I turned to the man who was smiling my way. "Pick a color for us."
Duke reached into the box and pulled a scarf that was blue in color. It matched his eyes.
"I will get a backpack. You get the envelope.", Duke said, and I saw him tying the scarf to the backpack, just how the kids did.
I opened the envelope and read the clue: "I belong in the tall ocean of green, yet I stand above it all."
My eyebrow twitched. Somehow, this reminded me of our make-out session from that morning, in the canopy of the tallest tree with a breathtaking view of the sunrise.
Duke was getting the map from the backpack, and I waved him to stop.
"We don't need a map for this one."
Duke looked at me questionably and a sly smirk appeared on his face while he read the clue.
He flung the backpack over his shoulder and offered me his hand to take.
