“Afterward, a grateful King Anaxagoras gave Melampus and his brother Bias, who had accompanied Melampus, some valuable property and they agreed to stay on at Pylos.”
“Are there really hamadryads?” asked Anna.
“I don’t know,” said Elissa, “I suppose there must be.”
When they reached Salamis, the harbor appeared silent and deserted. Uttar moored the ship away from the shore and rowed Elissa, Anna and Asheera to the beach in a small skiff.
They were met upon landing by a group of men who helped beach their dinghy above the high water mark. As Elissa and Anna watched the men move the boat, a tall, dark man dressed in a soldier’s tunic, leather leg coverings, and a hooded cape appeared. He warmly greeted Uttar with an old familiarity. Uttar introduced the man: “Melampus, I would like you to
