Page 114 of Sea's Secret

“Careful of what?”

“I would like to see you both come back, so be careful on this island. There is something strange about the Mirror Sea.”

“You know something?”

“Well–I can sense something.”

“The magic?” I asked, surprised that he even knew how to sense magic. I could sense it, too, but that was because I was a magical being. I had been taught that only magical beings could sense magic.

Is it possible that Sands is a magical being? If so, why is he on this ship with pirates?

“Yes,” he answered.

“How can you sense it?”

“We all have our secrets, Meria. Perhaps, I am more than I seem,” he said with a smile.

“What does that mean?”

“I think you know,” he said.

So he is a magical being? Is he an Ancient?

“Are you an Ancient?” I asked with a gasp, my hand over my mouth.

He chuckled, “No–I am not an Ancient. Nice guess, but please, do not tell Dominick. I was sent here to help him, and I would like to keep it a secret if at all possible.”

“Why?” I was confused.

“His mother, she has tried time and time again to reach out to him with no luck, so she summoned me.”

“Summoned you?”

There was a short pause.

“Have you heard of Jinn?” Sands asked, his voice lowering.

I could not say that I had.

“No, what are Jinn?”

“They are a magical race that live in Sorra, and rarely leave, and if they ever do leave, they hide, and their very existence is kept a secret from most humans.”

“You are one of these Jinn?”

“Yes, but do not tell.”

“It is not my place to tell your secret, but Dominick believes his mother abandoned him. You should tell him about his mother.”

“When the time is right. I know what I am doing. Do you?”

“Are you ready?” Dominick asked me, after Sands walked away, leaving me rather rattled. Was Dominick feeling better? I wondered what had come over him, and why had he gotten drunk? I had never seen him drink a single drop the entire time I knew him.

The crew members started to look at us, and Dominick took my hand and pulled me away from them, over to a private area of the ship, near the kitchens.

“I need to tell you–”

“Are you alright? I was so worried about you,” I said, reaching out to touch his shoulder.