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

“Are you going to be around?” Sartin asked as he took off the red and gold fin.


“Yes,” Maru answered. “I want to build a shelter in case the clouds tell you rain is coming again.”


“I’m going to sleep for a bit, not a whole sleep, but just a little bit.”


“Nap,” Sartin repeated, short and snappy just like Maru had said it.


Sartin wanted to ask him why he kept calling him “my God,” but he needed to rest. Sartin drifted to sleep.


Later in the evening, after they had eaten, Sartin lounged in his tidal pool Maru had dug for him. Maru sat near him, poking a spear, or stick into the fire.


“Why do you keep calling me, ‘my God?’” Sartin asked after a while.


“Are you not Kamohoali’i, the shark god?”


“No, I am just Sartin of the Pod Belzer.”


“Let me tell you the Story of the First Princess, the story of how the Sea People came to be.”


The Story of the First Princess, or How the Sea People Came to Be


Chapter 33