The weeks that followed were a whirlwind of ups and downs. Aidan and his dad read and reread the Scrolls of Alleble—the whole time his mom thinking they had gone collectively off their rockers!
Aidan occupied most of the last days of the summer preparing for the upcoming school year. And every spare moment he had, he spent trying to contact Robby. For some reason, no one ever answered at his home, and Robby didn’t return a single email Aidan sent.
Being home, and knowing he could not return to Alleble, left Aidan with empty pangs of sadness now and then. But even within that sadness there sprang hope. For though he was away from Alleble, Alleble lived within his heart. He would never be alone, and he knew he had much work to do in his lifetime on Earth.
And though Aidan knew he could not see Gwenne for many, many years in The Realm, he had a plan. . . .
