One day a goose lands at the farm, and Roz can hardly believe it: her son Brightbill has found her at last. Mother and son after their long months apart. Roz is to see him alive and grown. Brightbill greets her with all his old , the deep between them as strong as ever. He brings as well — the island is still there, and the animals remember her. For the first time in months, Roz feels truly that she might one day return home.