Ocean's Breath Plateau sistersun [m]

they were gone. marina was threadbare and worn raw. chakliux grunted, "i will help you. we will ask heph to seek help from the other villages." he spoke with confidence, but it was not backed by authority.
"you must rest. eat. if you are to go out there again, you must not falter." chakliux plucked his bundle from the doorstep and let it thud down onto the lodgefloor, clams gently rolling.