Mantibab-411

Tehani and Bryte looked out over the ocean, amazed as Windan slowly sank into the distance. Tehani was relieved that they hadn’t used his collection of driftwood to build a ship. Windan already had big, sturdy ships. Instead they had used the wood to build smaller boats. It also meant they didn’t need to cut down the trees around their beautiful town. Though most of the water-logged wood had to be dried so it would actually float. The rope they’d twisted from the palm fronds made...

Tehani pawed at the wet sand, making grooves with his toes. A wave rolled in and smoothed away his footprint. “I want to help,” he said. “But how are we supposed to fight monsters that are at the bottom of the sea?” “If River and Hotaru were here, they could probably help,” Bryte muttered. “That’s not fair!” Tehani protested. “They didn’t know anything like this would happen.” Bryte threw another palm frond onto the pile she was making. She shot Te...