Then I'll Come Back to You

A sun‑scorched valley stretches beneath a ribbon of dusty road, its heat softened only by the distant, cool shadows of pine‑clad hills. In this restless landscape, Caleb Hunter reclines on the verandas of his grand white house, drifting between the lazy hum of a summer afternoon and the distant clatter of sawmills on the riverbank. His world is one of inherited comfort and quiet yearning, the lingering scent of mint from his father’s garden mingling with the heat‑laden breeze.

As the town of Morrison awakens from its sleepy past, new industry and ambition begin to stir, hinting at change beyond the familiar fields and river. Caleb watches the occasional flash of workers in bright flannel, feeling both drawn to and uneasy about the shifting rhythm of life around him. The story invites listeners to linger in this moment of transition, feeling the pull between tradition and the promise of something broader on the horizon.