Nine
“Wake up, slànaighear. Wake up.”
I jumped up in terror, looking around.
“Easy.” Fraser’s mighty voice resounded inside my ears. I had fallen asleep in the car. “A decision is made. C’mon.”
I blinked several times to wake myself up.
“Give me a minute.”
Walking over to the sea, its beauty hit me once again. It was unlike the warm and soothing waters I had seen in the south. This was a raw and wild ocean, not to be tamed by any man. The sun had risen already, the first time I had missed it in years. The waters were calmer now, and it did not rain anymore, though the sand under my feet was still wet. I washed my face with the salty water, and the cold of it freshened up both body and mind.
The wind still blew around our ears, playing with our hair and long coats as we walked over t
