The Simbul's Gift (2012)
“Soft, so you wouldn’t hear, but I did. She’s sad all the time, Bro.”
Knee-deep in a stream with a weighted gaff cocked above his shoulder in the hope of swatting an unlucky fish, Bro answered his sister with a soft, noncommittal grunt.
“She says you’re leaving, Bro. Are you going to leave?”
“No,” he lied.
A shadow flickered in the water. Bro struck quickly, stunning the fish with the gaff and knocking it onto the grassy bank. Tay-Fay approached it warily. She was unnerved by their spines and texture, but Shali and Dent said she was old enough to be useful and that Bro could teach her.
“Why are fish slimy, Bro?”
“They just are. It’s easier if you grab ’em from the front.”
Carefully following his instructions, she stood behind the basket. “Why don’t they close their eyes?”
“Quiet, Taefaeli. You’re scaring the fish.”
“They don’t have ears. How can I scare the fish when they can’t hear?”
Bro backhanded the gaff and sent a gust of water at his sister.
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