Rose stood slowly, stretching, the sun sliding down her bare skin. "It's a mirror."
"Yes," Jude nodded. "It reflects our love. But it could also reflect our pain. Our darkness."
Sophie stepped beside him, her face calm but her eyes sharp. "Then we lead with love."
The others gathered closer, the morning air growing warmer around them.
Natalie smiled softly. "So what do we do now?"
Jude looked around at them, his heart full. "We build. We explore. We learn what the Heart really means."
The days that followed were a balance of simplicity and wonder.
