Sakina
Mercifully, there were enough cabins on the ship to Zamee so that Lucien and I weren’t pushed into sharing one. He had attempted to speak with me on the ride to the docks, but I had shrugged him off. I had been humiliated enough to last me a lifetime and I had far too much pride to face any more.
The captain of the ship, Doran, was Mae’s father. As we approached the Zamee shore, I stood with him, watching as land slowly came into view. He was a very amiable man, barrel chested with a loud, commanding voice. I had enjoyed his stories of his voyages, the people he’d met, the exotic fish he’d caught. He had kept my mind off Lucien, although I needn’t have worried about running into him. He kept to himself in his cabin for almost the entire voyage, emerging only to eat. Even then, he
