stay out of my bay

Somehow the fact that Corvus thought the Abraxas had given up because it was a waste of time hurt even more than the fact that they had occupied them in the first place. Abaven was worth more than someone's foolish whims and errands. They were stronger than that. Better than that. Worth more than that! "Well, I'm glad she did," Theo murmured, looking out over the waves. Was there any way she could bridge the gap between her and Thalia, knowing now what she did? Everything felt tainted. Even her memories of the Firefly Festival felt tainted. "Shaye did warn me about them, but she didn't say half this much. There just wasn't enough time." It was true. She had been taken from them all so quickly - Abaven had her for so much longer than Theory had. "Do you think they're up to anything...? Everyone must have been effected by the volcano in some way, even those in the south." Ash carried far on the winds.