Chapter 29: Escape“Where are we going?” Brenddel yelled to the rider.
“The Jhalgon can't be out of water long. She may be big, but she's still a fish.” The rider said, firing arrows in all directions. Gordon could barely see the rider's hand move; the arrows were loaded so fast.
“We have to go back!” Gordon yelled.
“We will, but first I need to get to the water,” replied the rider.
They flew high into the air. Gordon looked around the island and realized how small it was. On the far side, Gordon saw the harbor where the gamblers kept their ships. There must have been a hundred waterships of all sizes and styles floating in and around the harbor, many of them beginning to leave. Popular place, he thought briefly, but then his thoughts turned back to Aline and his mother.
They descended
