Eliana and Brady walked cautiously on the shimmering path across the sea.

As they approached the hidden island with the shell and Eliana's grasp, the islands

seemed to grow larger under the moon's silver glow.

When they reached the island, they found it was wild and untamed, with dense forests

covering every part of it. Eliana and Brady could feel an eerie sense that they were being

watched, but they pushed forward, driven by this mission the shell had sent

them on. The shell hummed softly in Eliana's hands and felt like a comforting presence in

the unfamiliar place they found themselves in. As they explored, Eliana suddenly heard a rustling

in the bushes, as they looked up and saw the same, tall, skinny, old man who had confronted them just the day before at their house.

He was back, and he was still following them. His eyes were gleaming with greed as he snarled. Hand over the shell, child, and no harm will come to you.

Fear gripped Eliana, but the shell whispered courage into her heart.

She could hear it say, run to the cave by the cliff.

And without hesitation, Eliana and Brady dashed through the underbush

with the greedy old man following close behind.

And after running for a while,

they reached a hidden cave

and saw its entrance was covered up by hanging vines.

And when they pushed through the vines and got inside,

they saw that the cave was filled with plants that were glowing as they lit up the entire cave.

They could see everything inside there.

But soon after they got inside, they could hear the footsteps of the old man following behind them.

Oh no, he's found where we are!

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