He remembers the family vacation to Ariel, years ago. River couldn't have been older than five. Six? Five. Long time ago.
Swimming in a bioluminescent lake is like nothing else in the worlds. Water like light made liquid, so clear you can see underwater for what feels like miles. Coral forming an alien forest in a thousand subtle colors. A school of tiny fish surrounding you for a moment like a cascade of living jewels, their shadows dappling over your skin, and then gone.
River breaking the surface like a dolphin, glowing drops flinging from her hair, and letting out a treble shriek of joy. And Simon, catching her and swinging her high to splash down into the luminous water again, shouting laughter. And Regan, her own laughter quiet but no less joyful, turning to look at him in a brilliant moment of shared pride.
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Swimming in a bioluminescent lake is like nothing else in the worlds. Water like light made liquid, so clear you can see underwater for what feels like miles. Coral forming an alien forest in a thousand subtle colors. A school of tiny fish surrounding you for a moment like a cascade of living jewels, their shadows dappling over your skin, and then gone.
River breaking the surface like a dolphin, glowing drops flinging from her hair, and letting out a treble shriek of joy. And Simon, catching her and swinging her high to splash down into the luminous water again, shouting laughter. And Regan, her own laughter quiet but no less joyful, turning to look at him in a brilliant moment of shared pride.
Long time ago.