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

The distress signal sounded, but it wasn’t his own.


The entire village covered their ears with their hands and cringed to the ground. Even Maru broke his stoic trance. Simultaneously, the Sea People broke from the surf, appearing on the beach as the night waves retreated from the land.


“Sartin!” Sommar led the Sea People out of the water onto the beach to save Sartin.


“I followed the beads from the necklace your mother gave us. I continued this way for seven sleeps after I found the last bead on the other island when our song came back to my head.”


The vines that held Sartin snapped, and interrupted his calculations of the time Sommar had spent searching for him. He tumbled into the fire and rolled toward the water to escape the flames.


Sartin rose on his arms to survey the scene. Most of the villagers had managed to escape the Distress Signals being emitted by the Sea people, except Maru.


Chapter 66