After a few moments, they emerged from the trees again, at the edge of the water. It wasn't quite big enough to be called a river, but it was wider than a stream and the sun shot through the leaves of the trees above them. It was exactly as she remembered it and she smiled, turning toward him.

"I think this is Biertan," she said. "We came here on a day off, driven most of the way and then walked the rest of the way in. I spent most of the day here."