The Waterless Sea
By: Kate Constable
Dawn had not yet broken over the Straits of Firthana.The sky was a pearly grey, and the three moons gleamed faint and silvery above the western horizon.The sea lapped on all sides, and the fading moonlight picked out tiny silver flecks at the peak of every wave. The boat Fledgewing rocked on the water; the dark bulk of theisland ofIstia lolled beside it, silent as a sleeping cat. Already it seemed to Calwyn that they’d been waiting half the night. Her fingers twitched, for the hundredth time, toward the thick dark plait that hung over her shoulder. She forced herself not to fidget.Though it was the beginning of summer, there was a chill over the sea that wouldn’t disappear until the sun had risen. The air was so crisp, it seemed it might shatter. Calwyn shivered, and drew her cloak around her shoulders. [download]
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