The Storyteller: The Tale of Sen

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Birth

The sky was thick with white overcast, turning the sea grey and threatening. Sen was asleep, tiny and so, so weak in the first mate’s heavy arms. Captain Tu walked ahead of them, her strong strides leading the trio up the white sands from their dinghy. They were the only two who had come ashore; everyone else was still on board the Horizons anchored in the bay.

( 1968 words )