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The night stars had changed a little, Kara noted. The constellation she called the running dog was now racing for the southern horizon.

Djaren lifted his head from sheaves of notes and rolled plans to look at the new Trimela, just beginning again.

Jon found that it didn’t hurt so much any longer about the same time he discovered he could breathe again. The second was very startling, as he was still underwater. His sight was clearer now, too, and the first thing … Continue reading →

“What are they doing now?” Kara demanded, wide-eyed. She sat on Rades’s broad shoulders with both hands spread against the shivering door. “That’s not them.” Djaren stared at the trembling floor and walls. “This is an earthquake. Leave the door … Continue reading →

Jon had wanted to see Tuwa again, but not under these circumstances. All the captives had been brought up on deck, awaiting separation and the ships that would take them to their new destinations.

Tam rowed the overloaded little boat with the best of his strength, leading the trail of little vessels out to the waiting ship. From here, he had a good view of the Professor, too weak still to row, his pale … Continue reading →

Djaren woke suddenly, groggy, sure that he shouldn’t be asleep, no matter what his body thought of the matter.

Soon, two more ships came into view, all converging. The man in charge of their boat brought out a spyglass, and the ship they were heading for turned in its course.

Tam crouched awkwardly in his mop closet, clutching the papers Jon had shoved at him, and felt his brother slipping further and further away. He wasn’t sure he’d done the right thing, just setting, but there had been a lot … Continue reading →

A big shape suddenly obscured Djaren’s view. Wide shoulders and big arms with strong, clawed hands grabbed the falling fire and redirected it, tossing it like tinder.