Chapter 37: Attack by NightA soft sound spread over the floating city. At first Gordon thought it was some bugs or other small creatures calling to each other. It was a few moments before he realized it was singing. A soft beautiful sound that soothed the river in the dark.
The beds were comfortable in the small round house, but Gordon couldn't sleep very long. It wasn't the heat or the music. He was glad to hear his mother's heavy, sleepy breathing. If she knew he was awake, she would worry it was his illness. Gordon felt fine, but his mind wouldn't turn off.
He asked quietly, “Brenddel, are you awake?”
“Of course, I am, Gordon,” Brenddel replied.
“Can't sleep?”
Brenddel said, “I am a soldier in a strange place. I don't know from where an enemy will attack. The situation doesn't allo
