World Turner: Episode 2 - Sundown Part 2

The ferry crossing from North Ack to Accabore gives Yaxel a moment to breathe. The harbor opens around him, and above the city stands Yerky, the great tree so vast that the buildings around it seem arranged at its feet rather than beside it. White bloom from the tree has settled across the harbor in drifting streaks, and Yaxel inhales deeply, checking if he shares his mother's allergy. A medicine check of 14 confirms he does not — the bloom is more particulate than pollen, not something you breathe in clumps. Still, he feels a connection to Yerky, and it would be strange for that connection to cause an adverse reaction.

He carries a cotton bag of snacks — goat cheese and strawberry balsamic sandwiches, chips, carbonated lemonades — for Abigail and Tobias. But his mind keeps landing on Sarah, the blonde girl from earlier, and her friends Brigitte and the third one. Maybe Colin could date Brigitte, and they could all be best friends. Maybe the third one would just fuck off. Who knows.

The ferry arrives at the South Egg Terminal, and Yaxel spots Harley approaching from the train station. They grab a wooden cart and try to hide near the gangplank to observe Abigail and Tobias's body language as they disembark. A porter tells them to move, and Harley threatens him with his father's name. It doesn't work.

The reunion