As Krieg had said, Mable Wood felt consciousness expand beyond all she had previously known. She would be in control of her journey. She awoke laying flat upon the surface of the water. The touch of the cool waters could be felt intimately. She became aware of every ripple and stream that fed into the lake. Every fish, every frog, every creature was known to her.
The scent of freshly cut wheat flowed out from her to Mable, carried by a wind that did not bear its mark upon the water. Upon the beach, a woman clothed in gold held out her hand.