30Cryssa's first impulse, when she heard of Seek's whereabouts, was to go to Shark Island immediately. So long had she waited and worried that now that she knew he was alive, she could think only of racing to his side.
Instead, she passed out in her grandpa's arms. She was so weakened by lack of food and sleep that she simply collapsed.
When she finally woke from a dark, dreamless sleep, she saw daylight streaming through the window of Grandpa Po's house. She saw her mother's Kee pendant hanging on the wall at the foot of her sleeping mat. Turning her head, she saw Grandpa Po kneeling beside her, smiling down at her.
"Hello, sleepyhead," he said softly, stroking her hair. "Welcome back."
Cryssa's eyes were sore, and she reached up to rub them with her fingertips. She felt sluggis
