Previous Amyra led the others to the shipworker.  “Hello.  I’m Raean Iarili,” he said in hesitant Rhetian. “You can speak Lilacan,” Amyra said in Lilacan, chuckling.  “They all speak it perfectly well, too.” “Quite the fishing trip I shall have today,” Raean said, also laughing.  “All right.  Here’s the boat.  She’s a steady one; no […]

Previous Two days later, Ellna was saying good-bye to the Ornod house.  She carried her changes of clothes and a few ancient jewelry sets in her bag.  Corina and Cenai were carrying the books with their clothes. Corina had her dark hair fully covered, but her face was still very Rhetian.  She was a somber, […]

Previous Ellna continued to ignore the boy, who eventually gave up, and got the bread from the ovens.  She started towards home.  Something made her glance over her shoulder.  She realized that the boy was following her, and, worse, he had two guards with him.  She quickened her pace a little and took a right […]

The road back from the refuse pits was hot on a warm Aarae day.  Ellna’s feet felt as if they were on fire as she climbed up and down steps and ramps.  All of the trees of Ornod, Lilaca Island had been cut down countless years before.  The last time Ellna had seen a tree, […]