The ocean stretched endlessly beyond the balcony.
Soft currents drifted like invisible rivers through the dark, carrying faint glimmers of bioluminescent life across the horizon. Atlantis pulsed beneath it all, alive, radiant, impossibly vast.
Albedo stood quietly at the railing, the cool night air brushing against his skin.
For a few moments, he simply watched the beautiful distant glow of coral towers, and the slow but charming movement of the colossal sea-beasts far above him.
The steady rhythm of a kingdom at peace. Then, Albedo reached into his coat and pulled out his phone.
The faint glow of the screen illuminated his face as it activated, a stark contrast to the natural magic surrounding him.
His thumb hovered over the screen for a second. Then he opened his messages, immediately locking his gaze onto Gwen's name where he paused briefly, his expression softening just slightly as he tapped onto her icon.
Then he started typing out his message.
