Laurie felt the kicks and squirms of the two unborn children; she was surprised by their strength. Pio motioned her to a chair and she sat, taking an offered cake but not eating. Leaning forward, she looked carefully into the grey eyes of the woman across from her. Eyes that have seen the sea... she thought and knew.
"Pio," Laurie began, saying the name carefully, slowly. "I have been bothered of late with thoughts, dreams maybe, of the sea. I have always been fascinated with the tales of that vast water, streching to the Blessed Realm beyond. But this is different. It is like real, and I feel an ever present longing to return to where I have never been. The clasp, I know now that it holds some significance. To my mother's past, or to my own longing, I do not know. Please," and Laurie's voice cracked, taking on a pleading tone, "please help me solve this mystery!"
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