Chapter 24
Three moon cycles after the warriors had taken Sartin to the village, Sartin woke in the early morning. He dove into the channel that took him to the sea for his morning swim. The cool seawater helped to invigorate him for the day ahead.
The image of Maru underneath him made his c**k stir as he swam. Although he enjoyed the time he and Maru were able to steal away from the others, not waking with Maru in his arms left Sartin unsatisfied.
Sartin hit the open sea at full speed. He had fully recovered from his ordeal, except for hearing the songs of his people in his head. As he imagined, his tail fluke didn’t rejuvenate. He had learned to kick with the undamaged part of his fin. It was if he had not been physically injured.
His impairment worried him. Although he heard the son
