Returns and Beginnings
@violetsfaileddenouement
Rania was looking forward to what the day would, hopefully, bring. She knew the island as well as many of her associates did, and she knew that the previous day was the only day of the year when people could sail away from the island. She’d heard rumours that the Baudelaires had been shipwrecked on the island, and were alive. If they left, this would likely be the location of their arrival. She’d only seen Violet and Klaus when they were toddlers, and had never met her dear friends’ youngest daughter. She hoped that when everything had gone wrong and Kit had been separated from their other associates, she had washed up on the island as well, and would be with Beatrice and Bertrand’s children as well. The Quagmires were in Winnipeg being watched by her staff. Though no one had heard of their enemies in a year, she didn’t want to risk their safety. She hoped to bring the Baudelaires with her as well, back to Winnipeg. If Kit was with them, her and her child as well. Dewey was gone, but Frank was around, and she knew he wanted to be involved in the raising of Dewey’s child.
She looked out at the sea, taking a deep breath. She didn’t want to turn around and see the ruins of the hotel that once stood there. It was said to have been the last safe place, but Winnipeg was still standing and would be safe as long as she could keep it that way.
