Meliz already had her in hand, pulling her daughter tight to her chest. Into the cage of her arms. “Farewell, my girl,” she said, pressing a kiss to her temple. “Keep your feet on the shore and your face to the sea.” Corayne inhaled deeply, taking one last gasp of her mother. “How fare the winds?” she whispered into her coat. Her mother breathed the smallest sigh. “Fine, for they carry me home.”
