“The nets kill us because we’re not big enough to tear through,” argued Pheyus. “Orcas would have no problem ripping us an escape route.”
“Why?” asked the older female who had spoken before. “Why should we risk a disaster with men?”
A weakness. Pheyus couldn’t believe it. Pheyus was convinced that no other creature could be as powerful or threaten Orcas. Yet, there it was. Even the Orcas, fearless rulers of the world below the Border, feared the rulers from the other side.
“You know why, Jorshina,” Prachtig said to the older female.
“We can’t come to the rescue every time Stenella get caught in nets,” said Jorshina. “You hear them. It happens all the time.”
“You hear us?” asked Pheyus, astonished. The Stenella traveled in much deeper waters. He never thought their distress calls
