“I’m serious, Koy. Why?” He shrugged. “You’re Jevali.” “No, I’m not.” His gaze was pinned to the sky. “I figure if you’ve ever fallen asleep on that island not sure if you’ll wake up again, that makes you a Jevali.” I smiled in the dark. For the first time, my memory of those years didn’t make my heart ache. He was right. We’d survived together. And that was a bond not easily broken.
them slowly becoming friends is everything I didn't know I needed
