CHAPTER 43

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Leviathan’s shrilling voice echoed in Ada’s head. “Are you sure you want to save the village and abandon your lover? You will never see him again.”

Ada held its scale as it steadied its wings and soared between the mountains. They had long lost the sandy face of the desert somewhere, and from this point, Ada could see the wide blue smiles of the sea. It meandered from the mountains and snaked far into the distance until they lost somewhere it behind a huge ledge. It was easy to discern the demarcation of the two villages from this point. Everything from the right to the far end was enclosed with stones. But the left side of the sea was wrapped with rich lands, covered with trees and vegetation.