Alex appeared in the staging area, where Lucy was still unconscious, just as she had been when he'd parted ways with her.
The mountain lay quiet except for the wind rushing through the treetops. No sounds of pursuit. No sign that anyone had yet found the unconscious bandits yet.
He knelt beside Lucy and carefully lifted her into his arms. She had become lighter than when he had held her before.
"Time to go home," he said quietly.
He held her in his embrace tightly and concentrated in his mind once more.
White light enveloped them both.
Then, after a moment, the ancient world disappeared.
They appeared in the master bedroom of the Lotus Crown Villa in modern Mumbai. The recognizable environment was a strange déjà vu experience after the mountain cave and the bandit camp.
