Summary

Chapter VII - Though Pipa is still crippled overall, she feels hopeful and excited. She begins shouting her love for her father, saying she can talk, while Piko, Declan, and Taromauri watch and listen in amazement. Taromauri credits the bird and explains what has happened. Declan says the gull is now promoted. Declan and Piko also consider that they should be armed in case Enrique returns. Both suspect he is still after them. As the Plover prepares to cast off, a group of locals arrive on the dock. In lieu of payment for the arm, Declan is asked to take on the Minister and Danilo. Declan, although at first opposed to this, eventually relents. The next morning, Declan finds Pipa awake early. She says she is listening to the terns talking, then asks Declan a thousand questions about the world ranging from why...