When I opened my eyes I could no longer feel the boat rocking underneath me. I sat up too fast and felt a rush of dizziness.
All around me was darkness, a pulsing living darkness.
I felt beside me for Selen and Clay and found them lying next to me, still sound asleep.
"We meet again, Little One," Came a familiar melodious voice. I turned and saw a girl. "Do you remember me?"
"The goddess," I choked out, "Am I dead?"
She laughed softly, the sound like the tinkle of bells. She was paler still, almost semi-translucent. The rainbow in her eyes had dimmed. "Not this time, my dear Lit-An. We are in a limbo place of sorts."
"Are you ill?" I asked though I knew this was a silly question to ask an immortal.
She shook her head slowly.
"Why are you so-"
"Faint?" She replied, "I wax and wane with my people's strength."
"Are the Licnine in trouble?" I asked.