CHAPTER IX
PIMAY
That night, asleep in the temple quarters, Elissa dreamed she was floating on the peaceful waters of a great gulf. Along the shore, wild deer ran through the verdure, and flocks of colored birds rose from the date palms’ towering fronds. In her vision, she was carried to a palace on a tree-covered hill. From this vantage point she saw a line of full sails heading out to sea. As the ships retreated from the shore, her dream was obscured by a consuming conflagration. She woke agitated and alarmed.
The next morning, she called for a meeting with Festus and the sea captains. Before they arrived, Elissa sat with Melampus and told him of her dream. “It was just like the one I had before we left Tyre, Melampus, except for the ships and the flames. What can it mean?”
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