![]() ![]() ![]() But I prefer my daily suitors, and their gifts.Īmabons, ginnada, and dresses from the finest fabrics, all to woo the impressionable princess they believe I am. Ferrick is a fine enough man, if one dreams of settling down with a childhood acquaintance. For now, focus on earning the throne.” His deep brown eyes flicker to me, and he grins. But prove your strength to our people tonight, and I’ll know you’re capable of braving it. “The sea is a dangerous beast, Amora,” he says. Arida’s High Animancer, the King of Visidia, should always appear stern. The wrinkles also make him look stern, which I like. Years at sea have wrinkled his tanned olive skin, making him appear older than his forty years. “To the volcanos of Valuka? The jungles of Suntosu?” The weather is gentle enough that my words carry to the bow where Father stands, overlooking the water. It’s one of the six islands I’ve not yet seen but will one day rule. Through the morning haze sits an outline of cloud-shrouded mountains that shape the kingdom’s northernmost island, Mornute. Turquoise water stretches into the distance, stuffed full of blue tangs and schools of yellowtail snapper that flounder away from our ship and conceal themselves beneath thin layers of sea foam. ![]() ![]() Late summer’s heat has beaten the sea into submission it barely sways as I stand against the starboard ledge. The ocean’s brine coats my tongue and I savor its grit. ![]()
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