16Chapter Sixteen
After a glance down at Kellan, Meikah again looked at the spirits awaiting her on the island. Several of them had drawn weapons. There was no way they could be back before sunrise. What was Isha going to say when she found her missing?
“We’re not staying here all morning,” Neven muttered. “We’ve got better things to do.” He rubbed his hand across his arm, glancing towards the island. “Far better things to do.”
Meikah climbed over the side and sat at the front of the rowboat on the timber seat. She watched as the island came ever closer. The spirits looked no less menacing the closer they came to them. If anything, they looked more threatening with their narrowed eyes and hard set jaws. She rested her hand on the hilt of her sword. She doubted they’d let them on their i
