The next morning, Sartin woke up as before, leaning against the wall, slack in the chains so he could shift positions easier. Although groggy, Sommar’s song sounded clear in his head. Whatever they were giving him wasn’t affecting his normal function in that respect.
Sommar’s song also meant that Sommar was alive and well. Hopefully, Sommar, Stover, and the others were trying to find him again. If he made it home again what would the others say or think?
The only legend that told of a Sea Person having any contact with the humans was Klem, and she had died. In Sartin’s memory, no one had any contact with the humans and came back to tell about their tales. Would he be shunned further? Neither Sommar nor the other Alewars who helped rescue him from Maru’s island seemed offish at his experi
