Chapter seven
The Grasping Hands of Old Mother CinnusThe Numen gives her a sharp look. If he did, it would be between him and me. No business of yours, Geya.
Geya makes an impatient sound and says petulantly, You must tell me Dai’s plans, Numen. He has chosen to become human this turn of the gyre, and his foolish action might ruin all my delicate arrangements. I deserve to know what he is up to.
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After Gwenn joined the crew of the Fynäran raider ship Fire Drake, they continued down the coast to the next inhabited village. The residents had little worth stealing, but they took what there was, and burned several houses. Gunnar watched over Gwenn carefully, but she acquitted herself so well he soon ceased to worry about her. Though his crew now fought short-handed, she more than ma
