"Nor would I. There's...it's a lot to hold onto, the memory of that time and that life. And I do wonder if there was a particular reason for it to be that day. If there's something specific we were meant to witness."

Annabel gives Neil a long, quiet look.

"What does 'happily ever after' look like, for you? If the barrier lowers, and this island becomes possible to leave, would you?"