Blackwater Islands prosaic

denied. tulok's rejection was not outright, but coraline sensed it behind his words. instead she was given his title and his attention. her mouth tightened slightly at the realization. she felt she was being toyed with. nonetheless, she kept herself level.

i be coraline, of sapphique. my brot'er said a dream helped him find my sister. when we were here, de listener said she summoned him, even as she said it, coraline knew this could not be all there was to her brother's miraculous find. there had to be something more to it. something to do with the sea, she felt, and jealousy burned sour and bright in her heart.i want to know how dis can be true.