"Don't get up! There is no necessity if you are fairly comfortable." She smiled up at him with the ready confidence of a child and raised herself a little.
"Still watching, Big Bear ?" she said.
"Yes," said Merefleet.
His tone told her that he had seen nothing.

She lay still for a few moments, then slowly turned her face towards the east.

A deep pink glow was rising in the sky.

There was a rosy dusk on the sea about them.
"My!" said Mab in a soft whisper.

"Isn't that lovely ?" Merefleet said nothing.