Chapter FourHe should have caught her. Of course he should have.
Teaq knew he'd made a mistake, technically. But then why had it felt so
right to let her go?
Their little encounter had stayed with him throughout the evening. After
she'd left, he made his way back to the longship and sailed back to Black
Mountain and the castle he called home. Even knowing that there was no
chance she'd lingered around all these hours, he still caught himself
scanning the waters for any sign of her.
What a magical being. Such beauty and grace. And yet such naivety.
She'd come to see the birds.
Teaq, just like the rest of his people, had lived with a constant threat of
war all his life. The Sea Folk were a fierce enemy who could strike at any
moment.
They considered the seas to be their domain.
