It had taken a couple of days to track Sah down after Tal and Alys had landed in Torchline. Tal still had deliveries to make and a trip to the sailors' shrine that he hadn't exactly been planning on. Then he'd had to restock the Peregrine, newly paranoid about wanting to be ready to send her off at a moment's notice if anything threatened Alys or Boreal.
He'd finally figured out whereSah was staying and left a message to meet him out by the Miana Pool. And to bring something to drink. They hadn't had a chance to engage in their old LongNight tradition since Tal had moved to King's End, but this year he wished they could have.
Gods, but he wished Sah had been there that night.
So here he sat in the late afternoon sunlight, staring pensively out over the ocean to the violet stain on the horizon. One hand was loosely curled around the neck of a bottle of rum which already had a sizable dent in it. The other was wrapped around his knees, the courier looking smaller than he had in years as he brooded next to the brilliant blue waters of the L'ma's lair.
He'd finally figured out where
Gods, but he wished Sah had been there that night.
So here he sat in the late afternoon sunlight, staring pensively out over the ocean to the violet stain on the horizon. One hand was loosely curled around the neck of a bottle of rum which already had a sizable dent in it. The other was wrapped around his knees, the courier looking smaller than he had in years as he brooded next to the brilliant blue waters of the L'ma's lair.
