"No, s'pose you could'a saved half the trouble and directed me toward one at the beginnin', but then it wouldn't be a surprise." Mean surprise. Thank goodness she knows Jamie isn't mean, but it never hurts to check.

It's hard to relax into letting him lead her at first, especially with shadows from trees playing with her eyes. She flinches once or twice, worried there might be a tree there, but Jamie's true to his word and she never once runs into or trips over anything.

As they get closer to their destination, Kaylee's worry fades into curiosity. She focuses in on the sound, and can't help but wonder what it is and where it's coming from. Upon opening her eyes she simply gapes at the scene, trying to take every little detail in.

"It's měilì," she whispers.


[[ Translation: beautiful ]]