Then, one day, everything changes. A goose lands at Hilltop Farm — and it is not just any goose. It is Brightbill, the gosling Roz raised on the island, now fully grown. After a long and difficult search, her son has found her. The reunion is overwhelming. Roz, who has missed Brightbill more than she could ever say, is overjoyed to see him alive and well. Brightbill, for his part, greets her with all his old affection — the deep, unbreakable kinship between a mother and the child she raised. They have so much to share. Brightbill tells Roz about the island: it is still there, the animals still remember her, and they long for her return. He has not forgotten her, and neither have they. For Roz, the reunion brings more than happiness. It brings reassurance and, above all, hope. For months she has carried her memories alone, unsure whether she would ever see her old home again. Now, with Brightbill beside her, the island no longer feels like a distant dream. It feels like a place she can actually return to. The question is no longer whether Roz wants to go home. The question is how.