In Fernpeople, the sequel to Captives of the Fern Queen, Janna is trapped in a cave for days. She doesn’t exactly come outside in happy circumstances, but she is overwhelmed at seeing the world around her again.
“Oh Maker!” she whispered under her breath.
Morning mists were swirling gracefully on the lake, though they didn’t look as if they would last long. The world was already brightening up, and it was the colors all around her that made Janna’s heart ache. She didn’t even want to blink as she drank in the sight of blue water, green trees, and the mixture of blue, gray, green, and brown that made up the mountains—oh, the mountains. Her heart moved into her throat and stuck there. How she had missed them!