All Along the River Chapter 6 - A Love Still Burning Upward

In which Colonel Martin Disney returns home after a long campaign to find his young wife Isola pale and solitary, having endured months of loneliness and the departure of their faithful servant Tabitha. As they wander their well-tended gardens and reminisce by the river, tender words and haunted memories mingle with the gentle blush of early summer, weaving a quiet tapestry of love and wistfulness.