Silence fell over the cliff!
Seo-yeon's mouth opened. And Amelia turned her head slowly toward her son, looked at him for a long moment, then shook her head with the exasperation of a mother who had given up on receiving news in a timely fashion, walked forward, and raised Thalia's bowed head with both hands and a smile.
"How did he hide you for so long without me knowing?" She kept hold of her. "Come on. Let us get to know each other."
"Mm!"
Thalia smiled brightly and nodded.
"I know you like fishing," she said as they walked. "I have a technique that lets you fish across Dimensions, from your own home. The things you can catch..."
And she began talking to his mother so naturally, so easily, that both Noah and Seo-yeon stood there astonished, watching the two of them stroll off along the cliff together like they had been doing it for years.
And as they walked, Thalia's voice arrived quietly in his mind.
