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

“We still have to build you a shelter,” Sartin said. The gray-black clouds had moved closer while they prepared and ate their meal.


“How can you deny you’re not Kamohoali’i when you can predict the weather?”


“The Princess gives us signs and we heed them.”


They finished their dinner. Sartin pulled himself back to the water’s edge to clean up after eating. “What can I help you do to build the shelter?”


“I will show you how to weave the palm fronds together to create the sides and the top. Do you make suchshelters where you are from?”


Sartin stayed on the beach in the surf and did his grooming. Although Maru didn’t seem affected by his flaky skin and tail, Sartin wanted his body to be smooth and soft.


Maru returned with his arms full of the vegetation that would become his shelter for the night. He showed Sartin how to thread the vines he had brought through the fronds to create the mats that Maru would later connect to form the hut.


Chapter 46