A Gathering of Wings (2013)
“Today I see Shrouk! Rising from her rooftop bed, she dons horns, saruchi, and boots and trots over to the seaward wall.
Just as she hoped, the water is as smooth and green and inviting as a meadow this morning. Even the Backbone of Heaven, with its blanket of roosting birds, seems more domesticated today. My last chance to swim in the sea, she thinks. Tomorrow, we will be on our way to Sky.
Before she leaves, she puts on a cape, leaving the hood down so her horns are visible. Slipping a note be...neath Honus’s door to say that she has gone searching for seashells, she creeps down the stairs and out into the city. The streets are empty and still. It is as if the city has stopped to take a breath. Even the beggars are asleep, huddled in doorways. Ka in dusty white loincloths working long brooms are the only ones out. When she reaches the port, she heads west. Honus has told her there is a long, flat strand where he has found his best treasures.
Malora walks along the curved shore until the Arms of Kahiro, the Backbone of Heaven, and the Beehive are all lost to sight.MoreLess
Just as she hoped, the water is as smooth and green and inviting as a meadow this morning. Even the Backbone of Heaven, with its blanket of roosting birds, seems more domesticated today. My last chance to swim in the sea, she thinks. Tomorrow, we will be on our way to Sky.
Before she leaves, she puts on a cape, leaving the hood down so her horns are visible. Slipping a note be...neath Honus’s door to say that she has gone searching for seashells, she creeps down the stairs and out into the city. The streets are empty and still. It is as if the city has stopped to take a breath. Even the beggars are asleep, huddled in doorways. Ka in dusty white loincloths working long brooms are the only ones out. When she reaches the port, she heads west. Honus has told her there is a long, flat strand where he has found his best treasures.
Malora walks along the curved shore until the Arms of Kahiro, the Backbone of Heaven, and the Beehive are all lost to sight.MoreLess
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