[center][h2]🌿🔥[color=a36209]Caelum Emberhart[/color]🔥🌿[/h2][/center]
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	[color=7ea7d8]“It’s North, right?”[/color]

	Realizing someone was talking to him, Caelum turned sharply. The sparrow’s face was suddenly met with Maggie’s—so close they were all but nose‑to‑nose. His breath caught. He snapped his gaze back to the map, hoping he had concealed the blush that had begun to slowly warm his cheeks. He’d been so fixated on the task at hand that he hadn’t anticipated her face appearing that near to his own. He swallowed.

	[color=a36209]"Yes,"[/color] he began evenly. He indicated where they were to go with a slow slide of a fingertip up the page. [color=a36209]"It's almost directly north of the eastern coastline. We should be able to see it from a ways out, so once it's in view Blitz and Bill can take over."[/color]

	Caelum casually turned a subtle—less rosy—smile back to her.  

	[color=a36209]"For now, I'll just make sure the obvious landmarks are where they all should be."[/color] His smile deepened slightly. [color=a36209]"Mind helping me spot the cliff that looks like it’s, uh... smiling?"[/color]
	
	He turned his gaze back to the map, gently tapping the location with his finger.

	[color=a36209]"It should be up ahead on the left. Once we pass it… that’s when everything [i]really[/i] begins."[/color]