One rainy afternoon, Liora uncovered a hidden panel beneath the floorboards of her room. Inside was a tin box filled with Dianne's old journals and a map, hand drawn with symbols neither Melia nor the village librarian could interpret.
Jalen touched the paper and whispered, "It's where they fell in love."
The map led to five places: the sycamore tree, the old windmill, the schoolhouse ruins, the river bend, and finally, the willow. Each place sparked a memory from their former lives. When they visited the river, Liora knelt in the sand and dug up a rusted locket,Dianne's. Inside were two faded photos.
As they unlocked memory after memory, the air around them shimmered with more magic.