

He held her against his chest while a host of ghostly white mists drifted toward them. A severe foreboding drove him to wrap his arms around her even tighter. She glanced at the ghostly vessels as she removed her talisman from around her neck and then placed it around his. When she opened them again, a single tear cascaded down her cheek.

The sorrow as well as fear in her eyes caged his heart with icy fingers.Ī ragged sigh passed through her lips as she closed her eyes. Oh, Margaretha, what have you done? What have you done? she whispered. He gathered her into his arms and held on tight. He'd never seen anything like it in all his days at sea. They sailed straight for the shore at a speed higher than humanly possible. He looked seaward himself and saw a fleet of misty ships.

At once, Rand turned toward Lissa and found her terrified gaze fastened on the ocean’s rolling waves. Lissa's horrified gasp silenced her sister.
