Chapter 70

“You were grabbed by a creature in the ocean, we call it a fleint. It grabs its prey and drags it down, consuming it once it gets to the bottom. It is shocking you were not grabbed sooner. They are everywhere outside the currents. The tentacle releases chemicals into its prey. In you those chemicals must mark the skin,” Master Bane answered.

“Evan has determined it is the same chemical the women use to mark us,” Master Christof said absently.

“Tell me, Ciara,” Master Damien commanded. “How did you avoid the fleint before we arrived?”

I told him I had felt them brushing my legs. They didn’t understood floating, so I explained laying still and flat in the water.

“How did you find me, Masters?” I asked.

“You don’t listen, Ciara,” Master Evan said, “I already warned you I have a sense for creatures I have tasted. I followed my sense to you. We heard the scream and saw your bubbles rise from the water. We went down to find you,” he finished stroking my arm.<