Chapter 30: Redrawing the Future

"So," James whispered across the narrow table, leaning forward intently on his forearms with a fresh piece of lined notebook paper pulled neatly between them. "If we are genuinely doing this for real, we definitely need to update the map." Lily chuckled softly, deftly uncapping a blue ballpoint pen and sliding it across the wood toward him. "What specific landmarks do you want to add this time, Captain?" she asked playfully, raising a challenging eyebrow. James tapped the tip of the pen against the paper without writing anything down yet. "A whole new continent," he said simply, "starting right here."