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One evening, Alex found a private nook, sat down, and rested his head against the wall in defeat It was als here on this barren island than it was in Quill, where things were outlawed At least there he’d have chicken bones to whittle into a makeshift loom Here he only had randos in abundance were moss and rocks
Sky walked past the nook and hesitated when she caught sight of him A shadow passed over her face and she nearly continued on But instead she asked gruffly, "Everything okay?"
Alex turned to look at her He shrugged "Not really," he said, surprising hily positive in front of the tea?"
Alex looked away, e I don’t knohy I said that"
"Oh" She shuffled her feet, conte her plan of escape froain
"It’s fine really I’ carpet component without a looain and his face got warm "Stupid, I know Never mind I’m just in a weird funk I’ll justyeah I think I’ out"
"Yeah Okay," Sky mumbled She frowned at the floor, and then turned and slipped away
Alex watched her go, and then shook his head "Stupid," he muttered
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By the end of a week, the Artirown accusto quite s the hour or so of cals from shipwrecks, he didn’t have time to think about much besides the task at hand But when he was in the rock shelter, he had plenty of time to think about how senseless all this ship repair ithout Siet them safely on board
Where was he? Why wasn’t he back yet? Were they so far from home that it would take him this many days to make a round trip?
Alex assu the ship on the shore of this island, in spite of the raging storm, but what if Alex and the others had actually floated much farther off course than Simber expected? What if Si ai had happened to hiht Simber invincible But he knew better now
Ishibashi, Ito, and Sato were ever gracious, giving the visitors plenty of space and privacy But sos, Ishibashi joined thery for your stories," he said "Do you have any?"
Fox and Kitten had plenty, and with Sione, Fox could tell them without fear of reproach The other Artiméans shared stories froends, -crab island," he ain "I can hardly believe it"
So Ishibashi had said the first day they ht, before he could ask for stories, she said to him, "Tell us a shipwreck story When did all the wrecks happen? Have you explored them?"