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and ultimately arrived at тАШEleria.тАЩ It had a nice musical sound to it, and it
rhymed with several very pleasant words.
The little girl didnтАЩt seem to care for the name, but after a while she -
would answer to it when Zelana called her, so the name more or less did
what it was supposed to.


The seasons continued to turn, but Zelana had long since realized that
they could do that on their own, so she didnтАЩt have to prompt them.
Then in the autumn of EleriaтАЩs fifth year, Dahlaine came by again.
тАШHow are things progressing with your child, dear sister?тАЩ he asked
Zelana.
тАШItтАЩs a bit hard to say,тАЩ Zelana replied. тАШI havenтАЩt had any contact with
the man-creatures for more than ten eons, and IтАЩm sure theyтАЩve changed
in that many years. I canтАЩt really be sure whatтАЩs normal for them at
EleriaтАЩs age. She spends most of her time in the water, though, so she
doesnтАЩt stink the way most of her kind did when I turned my back on
them.тАЩ
тАШWhere is she?тАЩ Dahlaine asked, looking around the grotto.
тАШProbably out playing with her friends,тАЩ Zelana said, тАШmost likely
somewhere along the coast of the Isle.тАЩ
тАШShe has friends?тАЩ Dahlaine seemed a bit surprised. тАШI didnтАЩt know
there were any people here on the Isle.тАЩ
тАШThere arenтАЩt, and even if there were, I wouldnтАЩt permit her to associate
with them.тАЩ
тАШYouтАЩre going to have to get over that, sister. Eventually she will be
required to have dealings with her own kind.тАЩ
тАШWhat for?тАЩ
тАШSheтАЩll have to tell them what theyтАЩre supposed to do, Zelana. If her
playmates arenтАЩt people, what exactly are they?тАЩ
тАШDolphins, of course. She and the young dolphins get along very well.тАЩ
тАШI didnтАЩt know that dolphins can move around on dry land.тАЩ
тАШThey canтАЩt. Eleria swims with them.тАЩ
тАШAre you mad?тАЩ Dahlaine almost screamed. тАШSheтАЩs only five years old!
You canтАЩt just turn her loose in Mother Sea like that!тАЩ
тАШStop worrying so much, Dahlaine. She swims almost as well as her
playmates do, and she finds most of her food out there in deep water. It
saves me all sorts of time. She feeds herself, so I donтАЩt have to bother.
She does seem to like berries - when theyтАЩre in season - but most of the
time she eats fish.тАЩ
тАШHow does she cook them if sheтАЩs out there in the water?тАЩ
тАШWhat is тАЬcookтАЭ?тАЩ Zelana asked curiously.
тАШJust a custom, really,тАЩ Dahlaine replied evasively. тАШYou ought to try to
keep her out of deep water, though.тАЩ
тАШWhy? She swims mostly along the surface, so what difference does it
make how much waterтАЩs down below her?тАЩ
Dahlaine gave up. There was just no talking with Zelana.
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