"Let it go!" Toka ordered edgily. _He'd gotten what he'd paid for._
The canoe shot into the full light of Kosanna and closed to the wharf.
Toka led his party ashore. The joyous choraling filled the air and
trembled the stone underfoot.
Flanked by the impassive Old Ones, Kolano stepped forward. "We hail
Great Prince Toka's triumphant return!" Flinging her arms around Toka's
neck, she searched her eager lips for his.