Chapter Seventeen
Marina stood near the wall in the large room. Orion had escorted the group into the room after determining that no one else would be arriving. Nali had shaken her head when Orion had quietly asked if she had been in contact with the King and Queen of the Elementals.
“No. Either they have shrouded their Isle or something else has happened. I was unable to locate it,” Nali explained.
“I told you Ruger had floated his kingdom away,” Ashure said, wiggling his fingers.
Marina giggled and leaned close to Mike. “I like him. He is funny,” she murmured.
“He’s a pirate,” Mike retorted with a shake of his head. “Talk about stereotyping! He could be straight out of the movies. The only difference is, he is a lot cleaner.”
Marina bit her lip when the Pirate King turned and winke
