After reading the paper, Leonard felt a slight unease settle in his chest. He stuffed it back into the glass bottle, sealed it, and then walked slowly toward the beach. The cool night air tugged at his cloak as he stood at the water's edge, staring out at the dark sea. He was silent for a long moment, thinking of everything that had just happened, the mysterious inheritance, Dybala's cryptic story, and the strange connection to the Eye of Poseidon.
With a quiet sigh, Leonard tossed the bottle into the water. The sound of it hitting the waves barely registered in his mind. "Just let it go where it belongs," he muttered under his breath.
The bottle drifted away, carried by the tide, as the ocean claimed it with a soft, steady sweep. The waves crashed against the rocks, sending a fine mist into the air. The pier in the distance creaked in the wind, and a lighthouse's steady beam of light swept across the water.