Elara saw it too.
She stopped and tilted her head up, reading it slowly, piece by piece.
She already recognized her own name.
So I watched as her expression shifted—from focused concentration, to shock, and then to pure, uncontainable excitement.
“It’s me!” she suddenly shouted, her voice bright and loud.
She spun around and ran straight toward Rhett.
“That’s my name!”
She threw herself at him, practically hanging onto him, then kissed him hard on the cheek without hesitation.
“I love you!” she said.
Rhett didn’t move.
He simply lowered his head and looked at her gently.
He reached out and lightly held the back of her head.
“Do you like it?” he asked.
Elara nodded vigorously.
“I do!”
She was smiling so hard she could barely catch her breath.
I watched them, and something in
