She sat contemplating her future--the molten sky fading into the serene blue marine layer, the marching on of the tides and times and she was satisfied. Satisfied in a new chapter, in a new life, in the finish of the sunset and the dawn of a new day. A sudden newness had settled around her, a cushion of thrilling ease was setting the tone for a new journey, one which would not be undertook alone. A child-like wonder drew all fear from any plausible snag- a surge of adventure forging any feebleness to furrow into the velvet hills and lie in peace. Yes-- she had met her match, to which there was no doubt, and suddenly it became the time for the rest of her life to begin.
