Anne smiled wide when she realized her friend loved doing the same kind of game. Whatever unease she had felt before, it almost visibly fell off of her. Once again, Mable seemed full of excitement and said and asked more than Anne could respond to. "I would love to play it together sometime! Mont Blanc is a mountain in the Alps, the highest mountain of Europe. It would be an adventure to climb it, wouldn't -"

She was distracted by a wave crashing onto the beach particularly loudly and a sudden fierce wind that nearly made her lose her balance. She dropped her basket from fright and looked out across the water. She brought her hands up to her chest like a silent prayer.