Wheeling Gull Isle taught me how to build a fire and to spread the word

Dinah’s story about the big scary man reminded Seal of the hellcat she encountered in Bramblepoint… but, thinking the story would scare Dinah, she kept her mouth shut.

She followed Dinah across the island scrim and enjoyed the beautiful and unique biome of a place so detached from the mainland. Her cousin pointed out the cottongrass. “It does!” Seal agreed as she tickled her nose with it.

Then, they continue down closer to the sea where succulents grow among the cracks in the rock. “Lanceleaf? Wow, doesnae look like anything I’ve seen before,” Seal commented with her voice full of wonder. “It dosnae look like a plant at all.”

“Can any of these plants be used in medicine?” Seal asked.