It is but a fairy tail, this life

I felt like a fool, staring at him so, but who could really blame me? For nearly a year I sat on the shore, awaiting his return. Now, as he sat only feet away, I found it difficult to believe he was real. Hadn't the guards clearly stated that the ocean's waves had carried him off the one time he went out alone? We had sailed the dingy...candles and all...