Standing watch on the ship, Child and Pio saw a moving dot come toward them. As it drew nearer growing larger, it became recognizable as Angara. They saw no riders on her back, and wondered where the others were.
As she landed on deck, they went running toward her with shouts of 'What happened! Where are they?'
She stretched herself, unconcernedly, and then looked at the two frantic creatures who faced her. 'They're on their way back. The mer-people are bringing them in the skiff. Just an addle-brained tweenage outing gone awry! Bird should be here shortly, too. She was flying back . . . aah, here she is, even as we speak.'
A black and white feathered missile came hurtling down from above.
[ July 29, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]
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Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.
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