Chapter Six
BeechIt had been Poppy who first thought to look at the dock. Now, as she and Katkin tore up the path to Asavale, Poppy cried, “I can’t believe they would leave us behind like that. What on Yrth was Gwillam thinking?”
Katkin shook her head. “It does not matter. They have taken the Able Drake, and we have no way of catching them.”
Gwenn had just served Arkady a bowl of stew when Katkin and Poppy burst through the door. Jakob had almost finished his first bowl and had asked his mother for seconds.
Gunnar said patiently, “Wait for the rest of us to eat our firsts, Jakob.” He turned and spied Katkin. “I thought we agreed to meet after dinner?”
“Gwillam and Myrie have taken the Able Drake,” Poppy cried. “Katkin and I saw the sail just as it passed out of sight over the horizon.
