“A localized event,” Huldar said thoughtfully. “Predictable … not the result of an eruption or quake at all.”
Andel grinned. “If we could find the extent of the wave and its apparent epicenter, I might be able to locate the nacrite.”
“If that’s what it is!” Casco poked the fire. “You’re taking a bit of a leap.”
“Hmm.” Huldar scratched his head. “I must admit, it’s an unusual theory.”
“But we could test it,” Andel insisted. It was a good theory; she knew it! And to find more nacrite would be beyond sensational. She watched Huldar thinking, but he was too well disciplined to give anything away.
“All right.” He smiled at last. “We’ll keep your hypothesis in mind while we explore the islands. There might be further signs … although I’ve never heard of a nacrite deposit so large it could g
