Ethan and John had come to a difficult decision and had decided to leave their friend behind. Jeffery had talked it out with them and eventually convinced them that he would be alright. Encaca even stated that visiting the land whenever they stopped at the port was possible. Aquas felt a little guilty yet overwhelming happy that Jeffery had decided to stay back with his people.
Apart from healing Jeffery Encaca had spent her time looking through the witch's cave. Magic in the surface world was not exactly the same as the one beneath the waves and it extremely interested her. She even put a hold on her cove visits so she could monitor Jeffery until he was completely healed, and of course, satisfy her curiosity concerning surface world magic.
The others had already returned to the cove wit
