Albert spread a blanket on the sand and then held out his hand for Kyla to join him. She eased between his legs and then rested her head against his chest. After a long morning's walk, around the island, they had decided to relax on its most populated part.
Around them other grown-ups laughed, children struggled to build sandcastles and some vendors paraded their goods. Being away from their isolated Humprey camp and spending time with more humans and fewer bugs had helped Kyla relax a bit. She was able to take notice of the few houses and cabins they'd passed by during their walk, in hopes that it would somehow help with the vision she'd seen of the Hilik witch. There had been no such luck and even if there was, their problems wouldn't be over. Their witch was still a child. A child with no idea of what was happening to her as it seems.
