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9 years ago

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She shrugs. "Well, all ashore that's going," the captain announces, motioning Ji towards the longboat. Her once first officer, the boatswain's mate, and Irayo the cook accompany them, leaving Uncle Anduin in command of the ship. As predicted, there is little unique about this beach to differentiate it from those of non-floating islands, except that the coral reef protecting it from the waves of the open ocean bobs up and down when struck with sufficient force. Cliffs rise beyond the sand.

9 years ago

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"What I don't understand is, if Zephyr thinks so poorly of men that she won't even deal with a male adversary, why is she doing business with this mysterious groom?" wonders Shooting Star. "If indeed it is a bride price that she's interested in." "That will have to be investigated," Ji promises darkly. For a moment, Estel lets herself contemplate the tremendous power that these beings she's become involved with contain. But, on the other hand, they have personal problems like everyone else.

9 years ago

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The other important thing which the captain has to relay is that her ship's chaplain and magician, Uncle Anduin, heard from Smoke Cat Watching near dawn. She, in turn, was passing along the information which her sister and Syura discovered in the great desert to the south. Ji is at once relieved and incensed that young Ifrit is with her scheming mother. "At least she has been located, and preparations are well under way to rescue her. Additionally," he states wryly, "she was never stupid."

9 years ago

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"Also, some few of us would like to observe this phenomenon, even if there is nothing in particular to see," continues Shooting Star, grinning. "Thank you," says Ji gravely. "That is encouraging. I may have a considerable search ahead of me to find Ifrit, and the companionship is welcome." "She'll be here somewhere," comforts Estel. "Your reasoning is sound, I think, that she might come to where you planned to spend your honeymoon, especially if she wants to be found by you, and you alone."

9 years ago

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"Your homeland," says Estel, "you called them the Floating Islands. Do they really have no anchorage to the sea floor?" "No," Ji confirms, "they really don't." The captain sighs. "Then I cannot blame my crew for their superstitions too much. They are refusing to go ashore." "That's all right," the male fey tells her. "I can fly from here." "Perhaps," the human woman seems a tiny bit diffident now, "it might be better if you took a longboat nevertheless, just for the morale of my people."

9 years ago