"You know I can't keep her!" the woman exclaimed. The wind roared around her as she spoke.
"Why not? You already have him!" the man standing a few feet away from her asked. He was tall, with dark hair and green eyes. The wind seemed to part around him, leaving him untouched.
"He will find out, and know that you broke the oath! Then he will bring his wrath down on me and them!" The woman said, more than a hint of fear in her voice. Waves crashed down on the sand,nth water getting close to where they were standing.
"Sally, I won't let him hurt you." The man stood calmly, despite the storm raging around him.
"You won't be able to stop him!" She said, clutching the small bundle that was in her arms.
"I cannot take both of them, only one. You decide," he finally gave in to her fears.
"Take her - she won't remember like he would," she said after a moment of hesitation, tears threatening to overflow from the corners of her eyes.
"Are you certain? We can clear the boy's memory," the man said, making sure this was her final decision.
"Yes. Now take her, and leave us," she said, thrusting the small bundle she had been holding at him.
The man glanced back at the old, dilapidated cabin behind them, where a little boy's face could be seen peeking out from behind the open door.
"You can never see her again, at least not until she rejoins your world," the man said gently.
"It's the only way. Now please, take her and go!" She said, the salty tears now streaming down her face.
"Alright. Goodbye, Sally," he said sadly, and carefully took the bundle into his arms.
"I haven't named her yet. I didn't want to make this harder on me," she said softly, watching as he stared down at the bundle in his arms.
He stared out at the sea, noticing the reef jutting out of the water a little ways out. "Korel. Her name is Korel." He said, then walked into the sea, staring at the tiny baby girl in his hands. She had been asleep, but when a drop of water hit her cheek, she woke up and blinked slowly, revealing intense emerald eyes that seemed to be a mirror of his own.