Clash of the Sky Galleons
“‘W e’d best make a move.’Quint glanced across at Maris. Her face was ashen and drawn, and there were dark rings beneath her eyes. It was, he thought, almost as if she’d slept as badly as he had the night before - although when their eyes met, Maris gave Quint a reassuring smile. In front of her, the plate of tilder sausages and snowbird eggs had barely been touched, but at Wind Jackal’s command, she stood up and drew her cloak about her. Pushing his own plate away, long since cleared of its sau...sage and eggs - not to mention mopped clean with toasted blackbread - Quint got to his feet and followed Maris and his father.The great drinking hall of the Tarry Vine tavern was deserted. The floor was dirty and sticky, and the air was shot with glittering dust as shafts of light from the high narrow windows cut through the stillness and fell on upturned tables and discarded drinking vessels. The sky pirates, whose loud snoring had set the tavern’s rafters trembling during the night, had all risen just before dawn as the ale vats were being filled, and slipped away into the sprawling alleys and lanes of Undertown.The crew of the Galerider had followed - each with errands to perform.MoreLess
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