Rowan
I could've kissed the ground at the rocky, wind-swept beach when our boat finally reached the small port of Red Lakes. The journey had been the most difficult thing I had ever done, and I was sure I was going to die at least twice before we finally saw the rolling hills and snow-capped mountains of Red Lake's territory in the distance.
The precious cargo, our solar panels, had made the journey unscathed. We hadn't lost a single crewman, and our boat was in one piece. The forty-foot swells had tossed us mercilessly, but we had survived. The journey across the Ghilhanda Sea was doable. We had been successful.
And my success was met with a prize. My mate.
I felt her the second I set foot on the beach. I could smell her, her scent warm and comforting like honey and freshly baked brea
