In "Wingless," Nat Falkayn and his two Ythrian companions try to leave a lagoon through a narrow opening but unseen atlantis weed catches the rudder, the boat smashes against a ridge and Keshchyi is thrown into the water, one wing tangled in the weed. Before that, when they had set off, Thuriak had gripped a perch-bar with his wing-claws.
Obviously, more than this happens to both of these crews but here I am focusing on certain narrative parallels. The Avalonian environment is turbulent even for explorers or colonists with the advantage of flight.
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Kaor, Paul!
And new colonists or explorers have to guard against being dangerously careless. Emherrian lost one of his winds because of coming too near a surgeon tree.
Ad astra! Sean
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