"We still have not found your man Abaris," Melcorka lifted a keg of water and placed it in the bow of Catriona.
Catriona"He has been dead for hundreds of years," Bradan said. "He will still be dead when we have found this king of the selkies." He wrapped two sacks of meal in tarred canvas to keep them watertight and placed them amidships.
"This is no longer your fight," Melcorka said. "You have no reason to get involved." She checked the oars for damage and wear after their recent voyages, then began to remove the barnacles from the hull. "These things can slow you down," she said, hauling off some long tendrils of seaweed. "You don"t have to come with me."
"You don"t have to go, either," Bradan reminded her. He stood beside the boat, watching her work. "I could expect you to try and ge
