Kia
There had been a dark fog over Evelon, deeper in some places than others. It frightened many people and aroused the more scientifically and mystically inclined. But for the children of the Beach, it did neither. They were too young to be concerned with the whys and hows and too accustomed to dark things to be afraid. They knew real darkness, and they knew the adults in their lives would warn them and shelter them if it had anything to do with those malevolent Shadows.
So instead, they banded together in one massive game of hide-and-seek. They were positively giddy about it. It was probably a bad idea, so much could go wrong when one could barely see 5 feet in front of them, but that just made the children more excited.