Sartin’s amber eyes told his mother and the rest of the Sea People he was destined to become a great protector. Finding his mate at his twenty-third Winter Meeting, Sartin is overjoyed at finally being able to assume his destined role with Sommar by his side.<br><br>However, a freak storm soon takes Sartin far away from Winter Cove, and an injury to his tail prevents him from returning. Even worse, he can no longer hear the songs of his pod and his mate in his head.<br><br>Sartin finds love and acceptance from Maru, a member of the Land People, who nurses him back to health. When Maru’s people turn against him, Sartin faces a series of battles for his survival. Can the songs of Sommar and his fellow Sea People save him?

Songs of the Sea

Sartin swam closer and approached Basto with a chest bump. Basto had been like a brother to Sartin growing up, the only two males amongst so many females.


“Yes!” Basto said with pride and turned his body so Sartin and the others could see. “And you?”


“Scars should not be boasted about, boys,” Belzer said. The opinion soured the reunion.


“I suppose we should return. More later, after the Ceremony.” Basto and Hale herded their children back to their much larger pod.


“They are men, and you should be happy he’s alive,” Barakat scolded. She knew her place in the pod, yet asserted her opinion anyway. Sartin scanned the area for any other Alewars he knew, yet eavesdropped on his aunts.


“But it doesn’t have to, Sister.”


Chapter 14