Book 3: By the Sea

Lex

I haven’t been to Cerise Port in years. Fatherhood and running a kingdom can keep a man busy. I’ve always felt a kinship with Uncle Cyrus who I’ve always been able to talk to easier than my own father. When my mother used to bring Kane and I to her birth kingdom, we could breathe and just be ordinary kids without having to watch how we act all the time.

I have very fond memories of visiting Cerise Port in my childhood, and even through my adolescence, when I would visit their red district. I’ve gotten in trouble more than a few times in the kingdom, but Uncle Cyrus got me out of trouble and watched me over to the best of his ability.

I want Cole to enjoy some of the freedom I’d been able to experience in Cerise Port, and my son is truly never happier than he is collecting seashells at the beach. Sarah carries a small bucket as she helps him. I watch from afar, walking with Uncle Cyrus. We’ve discarded our shoes so we can walk barefoot on the sa