He did not have the heart to tell her, when Imoshen"s power poured through him, he"d had another vision.
Epilogue.
IGOTZON PACKED HIS notes away and made sure the lids were tight on his ink bottles. *Are you ready?"
*I"d be ready sooner if the noise hadn"t kept Soihana up all night." Masne finished rolling her small bundle and tied it off. *Now she"ll be asleep all day." She slipped the baby into the sling and adjusted the infant across her body.
Igotzon added Masne"s bundle to their pile, then helped her to her feet.
As they stepped out into the sunshine on deck, he was already planning how he would describe this day when he wrote of it in his journal.
The T"Enatuath"s first day of sanctuary.
Masne smiled. *It"s so warm for winter."
*Port Sorvernia is approximately as far south as Maygharia, but the weather can turn cold." He offered his arm.
She took it and they stepped off the ship, into a new life.
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