Chapter 33
The big wooden whale, Jamesdavis, and some of the other humans loomed high in the sky over Winter Beach. The males and Alewars fought with all their might while the pod leaders did their best to usher the females and children away.
Had Jamesdavis followed them with his big ship?
Sartin woke with a start and shook his head. Surrounded by his mother, aunts, and cousins on the beach, wellbeing returned to his body and he relaxed.
The sun peered over the horizon, painting the water with its morning hues of magenta, purple, and orange.
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The next night, as the tide withdrew from the lagoon, Addison blew the conch and the crowd quieted. Stover gave the downbeat and the musicians played the familiar melody of the Coupling Ceremony. A younger Alewar, Sawyer, played a reed fl
