Chapter 7
The ship's kitchens were hotter than Gavi could have imagined. He drank as much water as was allowed, but he couldn't eat in this kind of heat, and he could tell he was losing weight. The magicians on board removed salt from the seawater for drinking, but water was still rationed because it took time to work the magic. Also, the ship didn't have enough containers to hold enough drinking water. Gavi was certain that Ikajo drank as much as his belly could take and didn't spare a thought for his overheated kitchen staff.
Gavi adjusted to life at sea, at least after the first three terrible days, when his seasickness almost made him lose the will to live. He was embarrassed when Mara laughed at him and told him that Aria hadn't been seasick at all. After the sickness passed, he per
