It’s #BookQW and Ty will ‘rise’ to help with a whale rescue!
More from the whale rescue in Chapter 28:
Ty might not have trained for saving whales or have the skills this Oyster fellow did, but watching had given him an idea. Would it help if I magically hold the kayak?
Aye, Piper called. Everything will help at this point.
Ty magicked out his wings and flew above the whale. I can anchor two strands of energy, one at each end of the kayak, onto the whale’s head, if it doesn’t bother her. She was big enough, but they might find it insulting to use the animal this way. The kayak would rise and fall with the waves, but remain the same distance away from her.
Huh. Salm? Piper asked.
Interesting idea. Go ahead. The rest of us will keep pushing.
Ty flung a strand of energy skyward and lengthened it by casting it out several times, like a fly fisherman, building a thick but flexible magical rope. He maneuvered the tip up to the whale and attached it with a suction-cup end. After doing the same at the prow of the kayak, he ran a spell through it to add rigidity. When he released it, his energy held the kayak at the prescribed distance.
“Impressive,” Coral said between waves. “Where’d you learn that?”
“Academy. We learned to create a rope to tie up someone, or to secure ourselves for climbing. It can also be made solid to travel across if you damage your wings.”
“Just where would you be getting into a situation like that, needing to tie up someone?”
“Oh, uh, around.” He concentrated on casting and securing the second strand at the stern. Luckily, she was too busy to ask any more questions. Or too cold. She was shivering now.
“Hey, I remembered something else I learned from that class,” he said. “It should stop your shivering. Wanna try?”
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A hotshot duelist and a wanna-be sailor become entangled in a sailing race, lost dolphins, magical dueling…and the unsteady waters of love.
This outdoor adventure can be read as a first in series. Sail into Lost Whisperer of the Seas everywhere ebooks are sold.
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On a personal note:
We spent the last few days “at the beach”. We didn’t see any whales in the Atlantic Ocean off of Assateague Island, but we did catch a glimpse of a dolphin pod, like Ty meets once he befriends Coral.
Our main reason for going to Assateague Island and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge was birdwatching. It’s the spring migration, when many shorebirds and smaller birds are migrating north to their nesting territories. It’s the best time to see many birds at one time.
We feel like we hit the big time on our first morning because we crossed paths with one of the most elusive birds in the wetlands. After nearly 40 years of coming to this refuge we finally saw the Clapper Rail!
He/she called loudly and for many minutes announcing their territory–keep away!–or searching for a mate. View my video on You Tube!
Chincoteague is ‘home’ for this species, the place they live year round, and will rear their young. On the other hand, other birds like the glossy ibis consider this ‘north’ and are arriving in huge flocks.
Low tide was our friend! We were thrilled to see a mix of Foster’s Terns, the larger Royal Tern and Black Skimmers hanging out on this sandbar.
We spent both morning low tides here and sorted several of the smaller and difficult-to-identify birds with fellow birdwatchers. This tiny guy is the Piping Plover, also newly arrive ‘north’ for summer breeding.
Bird are impressive for their strength in traveling! And here we felt driving to the shore was a big deal. Trying to fit the trip in around rain made it short, but we had stunning days with no mosquitoes! (Hint–go before mid-May!) Indeed, this intense period of looking through binoculars in the bright sun was about enough! We spotted 83 different species, so have a new goal to hit on future trips to the refuge!
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