Sophie tightened her grip on the lantern.
"Jude, don't listen to either of them."
Jude looked at her.
"You just told me to follow you."
"I know."
"Now you're telling me not to listen?"
"Because I thought you were alone."
The second Sol began walking towards them.
Sophie raised the lantern higher.
The light spread across the path, revealing something behind him.
A long wooden bridge.
It stretched over a deep valley filled with mist.
At the far end stood the village.
Jude could see the central firepit, the houses and the gardens.
But there were no people.
No smoke.
No movement.
The village was completely silent.
Sophie pointed towards it.
"That's where we need to go."
The second Sol looked at the bridge.
"No."
Sophie turned towards him.
"Why?"
"Because that isn't the village."
"Then what is it?"
"A memory."
The lantern flickered.
Jude looked across the valley.
He could see the shared house more clearly now.
Its front door was open.
Someone stood inside.
