Finder's Shore (2011)
“The muscles of my back are stiff as old leather as I turn to scan the grey waves. Nothing.
Ronan is motionless, slumped in the stern. I check the compass. We’ve drifted again, the southerly swell shunting us off our westerly bearing. It’s a battle I can no longer win, but I can’t give up trying. Wearily, fingers white with cold, I pull on the oars.
“Ahoy the boat,” a voice calls.
I lurch around, oars flapping. We rise to the top of a swell and I see Explorer to our right, her bow li...fting and crashing through the waves as she cuts a path towards us. “Here!” My voice is like the reedy cry of a heron. “Ronan,” I call, but he doesn’t move.
Taxing my tired arms, I begin pulling towards the ship. When we reach it, it’s more than I can manage to throw them our mooring line. Malik tosses one down instead, and swings himself nimbly after to secure it. He takes in the state of us as he prises my fingers from the oars.MoreLess
Ronan is motionless, slumped in the stern. I check the compass. We’ve drifted again, the southerly swell shunting us off our westerly bearing. It’s a battle I can no longer win, but I can’t give up trying. Wearily, fingers white with cold, I pull on the oars.
“Ahoy the boat,” a voice calls.
I lurch around, oars flapping. We rise to the top of a swell and I see Explorer to our right, her bow li...fting and crashing through the waves as she cuts a path towards us. “Here!” My voice is like the reedy cry of a heron. “Ronan,” I call, but he doesn’t move.
Taxing my tired arms, I begin pulling towards the ship. When we reach it, it’s more than I can manage to throw them our mooring line. Malik tosses one down instead, and swings himself nimbly after to secure it. He takes in the state of us as he prises my fingers from the oars.MoreLess
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