Sartin stirred again. His mind cleared, and he recalled waking up in the middle of the night. The trees filtered the sun that warmed the clearing where he lay. Birds called and flew in the canopy above him. They sounded different than the gulls and other birds that flew over the schools of fish in the ocean. He still couldn’t hear Sommar’s song in his head.
The land person sat by the opening in the earth. Spears sat on top of the opening, creating an orange light that jumped out of the earth. The molten earth didn’t flow out of the spot, but somehow remained, as the land person commanded.
The stranger looked up and caught Sartin’s gaze. They both let out a gasp and just as quickly contained themselves. The stranger fell backwards. Sartin’s body took over, breathing deeply and evenly.
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