With both vehicles, we should be able to be packed up and ready to role in a day,” I said.“Sounds good to me,” she said.We’d no more than gott...n home than we started the packing. We’d been renting not leasing, so leaving wasn’t going to be any big deal. I was getting the clothes packed up while she was down at Lowe’s getting boxes we would need for the kitchen stuff and et cetera. We’d be gone in the morning, the early morning.“What the hell!” Abigail didn’t quite scream. “He did what, said. Stone shook his head. “Nuttin, b’y,” he answered. “the sea is no slacked up yet.”They sat without talking for a couple of minutes. Sky glanced at the kettle and saw the water was boiling. He got up and brought it to the table by the chair in which Stone was sitting. He carefully filled two mugs with the steaming water. Stone noticed there were tea bags on a saucer. Franny would never have allowed bagged tea in her house, insisting on steeping the tea in a traditional teapot.As Stone dipped a. “Grab a boat! Grab a boat!” John looked around and spotted one a little ways away. “This way, c’mon!”Jump-running, they splashed their way towards an escape. They were moving almost parallel to the shore, so the the inhuman roar and the even worse shrieks of pain and horror echoed in their ears as they struggled to reach the skiff before anyone else.By the barest of margins, they vaulted into the boat before a pair of Islanders who’d also begun racing them. When the other pair turned away at. It was apparent to her, however, that Sirinna was not going to answer any more questions, so she remained quiet while Sirinna dried her off. The towel Sirinna was using was nearly as soft as the furs, Sirinna wiping her with gentle, careful strokes that felt good against her body. She let herself relax a little, enjoying the feeling of someone paying attention to her for a change.Now that Amanda's initial shock had worn off, this place seemed cozy to her compared to what she had. She turned.