CHAPTER FOUR
Thanos knew he should have been watching the horizon, but right then, all he could do was watch Ceres with a mixture of pride, love, and amazement. She stood at the prow of their small boat, her hand touching the water as they headed from the harbor into open water. Around them, the air continued to shimmer, the haze that marked their invisibility seeming to twist the light that passed through it.
One day, Thanos knew, he would marry her.
“I think that’s enough,” Thanos said to her softly. He could see the strain on her face from it. The power was obviously taking its toll.
“Just… a little… farther.”
Thanos laid a hand on her shoulder. Somewhere behind him, he heard Jeva gasp, as if the Bone Folk woman expected him to be flung back by the power. Thanos knew Ceres would ne
