Chapter Three
Chen glided across the waters towards the prone figure laying beneath the foliage of an arbor. He'd heard the woman's cry of distress. Before that, he’d heard her heartfelt plea.
He didn't understand her words. The language was not his mother's tongue, but Chen read emotions clearly. Before something caused her distress, she was calling out to the Heavens for enlightenment.
As Chen made his way over to her, he looked down into the murky depths of the waters. A wave of disappointment crashed over him. Though the only light was from the moon's glow, Chen saw that the water didn't match any of the blue from his mother's memories. There would be no diving into its murky stillness.
When he'd landed a while ago, he'd seen the water clearly, though the liquid wasn't clear. Both
