Margins and Murmurations by Otter Lieffe

Author:Otter Lieffe [Lieffe, Otter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Otter Lieffe
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter thirty-seven

Harvest Day was officially postponed until the following night. No-one felt like celebrating while there was still smoke in Central Square. The Sett was alive with speculation and fear. If the fire was an accident, who could have been so careless? If it wasn't, then something very serious was happening. The Sett itself might be in danger. People were frantic, meeting after meeting was called through the night.

“E? E?”

“What, what…?”

It was Elias' neighbour from the next boat along. He was shaking him awake.

“You fell asleep, mate.”

Elias looked around at the faces gathered around him. He had dozed off in a meeting.

“Go to bed already,” said his neighbour softly. “We're not even nearly finished and we'll still need teachers in the morning.”

“Okay, thanks—”

“Rest well, E.”

“Night.”

Elias dragged himself back to his warm little boat and was asleep within seconds.

He slept fitfully that night. He dreamed of a fire that could not be extinguished. An unbearable heat that threatened to consume the world. He fought and ran, but there was nowhere to escape. He woke just before dawn, covered in sweat, his heart pounding in his chest.

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