[Music recommendation: Austin Farwell - My Universe]
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There were very few times in Aliana's life when she had been completely swept away by the sheer wonder of nature.
The first had been when Gavriel transported her to Arvia, where a breathtaking waterfall cascaded into a deep canyon, the very ground where he had first manifested in the realm of the living.
She had believed nothing could ever surpass that memory.
After all, it was a place hidden far from human civilization, a place no human could reach, perched as it was atop treacherous, razor-sharp heights. She had only managed to witness its beauty because of her husband's extraordinary powers.
Yet where she stood right now was an experience on an entirely different level.
The sheer thrill of standing on a tiny, isolated island in the middle of a restless sea at night, bathed in the faint glow of moonlight and encircled by endless waters, was utterly surreal.
