Kindle Notes & Highlights
surfaced to breathe again‚ saw the boy‚ and rolled on his side to bring his eye to the surface. He looked at Toozak and Toozak looked at him‚ and saw his human-like eyes‚ with pupils‚ irises‚ and eyelids much like his own. “You are my brother‚” he exclaimed. “I will call you Siku.” stared long into Toozak’s kind eyes. And something happened between them.
“I am old and cannot help you protect Siku. Just stay connected to his spirit and he will tell you when he faces danger. We need the animals that give us life—and they need us.”
She saw a patch of yellow flowers on the bank. They were like nothing else she had ever seen. They were little cups instead of petals‚ the northern water carpet. She peered into the cups. Shiny seeds lay heaped in the center of each. A drop of water fell from her fingertips into a cup. The seeds splashed out in all directions. “A splash cup‚” she said‚ and laughed. “What a smart way to sow your seeds. Plants have wondrous ways. If plants can be that clever‚ so can I.”
