Chapter 10 Summary

Farli suddenly squawks and seems afraid. Piemur sees three red-sailed ships approaching the shore. Based on the color of their sails, he presumes they are southern. He stays hidden but observes that they are collecting numbweed. This is not a pleasant discovery since it will take them days to collect the plant and boil it down for transportation. Piemur moves through the jungle to put some distance between them and the visitors who just sailed in.

Suddenly he is surprised by a tall girl stepping into his path and asking him why he is sneaking around. The girl, Sharra, has two fire lizards with her the sight of which scares Farli. Piemur tells Sharra his real name but not the real reason he is there. He claims he and his companions crashed in the lagoon. Sharra explains that she is a Southern and...