Wheeling Gull Isle they are two alone

We will tell him, she decided firmly, giving him a decisive look. I think it needs to come from both of us. If only to mitigate any retaliation on the man's part. Who knew how much ire Phox still held toward his brother, if he should ever remember him?

Maegi sniffled, breathing thickly through her nose. I wish we could just be happy, she declared, and laughed, though the sound held no great humor. She shook her head ruefully. At least for more than a few moons at a time.

Their fortunes were like the tide—ebb and flow, ebb and flow. So many things out of their control. . .though, occasionally, they had sealed their own fate. But for the most part, it felt as if the world was against them more often than not.