The cries intensified, and for some reason, the water seemed darker and colder. It wasn’t of course, but for Pheyus, the total lack of cheeriness about the current situation made everything lack for warmth.
By now, the Orcas had to know of their presence. The piercing cries would have returned numerous times with the echoes of two Stenella. With these returning images probably came confusion, since the two Stenella were swimming toward the Orcas, at a very fast pace.
toward At this point, Pheyus carried no fear. He was vaguely surprised when he noticed this, but then realized it didn’t matter. The Orcas would either eat him or they wouldn’t, and there was no longer anything he could do about it. The shrill cries of the Orcas continued at a more rapid pace. Pheyus could actually fee
