The harbor was bustling, but all that noise disappeared the moment you stepped onto the dock. He was there—freckles, hat tilted, grin as familiar as the sun on Dawn Island—but his eyes widened as they landed on you. “Wait… what are you doing here?!” Ace burst through the crowd, his voice a mixture of anger and disbelief. “You… you just vanish! Leave one stupid letter and then—gone! I thought I’d never see you again!”