They searched for Innai in every place they dared to go to, but they didn't even find a body.
Serenica realized his last words to her had been ominously final in nature, so she wasn't all that worried. Whatever Innai had done, he had intended to do. He was a grown man. He could take care of himself.
The pirates ate sadly and drank merrily, as there was no one telling them not to.
Serenica didn't feel like participating. It would take a night and maybe even the next day to repair the ship. She wasn't needed for that. She could sleep.
She missed the Dreamer. When she thought of him, her heart bounced in a joyful flutter. Her belly was full of fireflies as she took out the obsidian from under her pillow.
She could hardly wait to fall asleep.
Those feelings didn't make for a fertile ground to sleep on, but the geberal exhaustion from negotiating and overeating took over and she gladly surrendered.
