For Darkness Shows the Stars
“And yet, she could hear the sounds of industry as she approached—strange whirrings and high-pitched whines and the clank of metal upon metal. The horses trotted up the beach, and Felicia waved to a knot of figures standing outside the building. Elliot shaded her eyes from the sun and tried to identify them. The admiral, Donovan, and Kai.
As they grew closer, she could see even more. They held long sticks in their hands and were scratching figures into the sand as they spoke. She watched as Dono...van spun away from the group and began pantomiming whatever point he was trying to make by marching out the space on the sand. Kai threw back his head and laughed, then delineated his own version. They seemed to be arguing some element of design. Elliot marveled as she observed the same quick, precise movements she was beginning to realize all the Fleet captains shared. She supposed it was the result of their training, or the months they spent steering their ships. Perhaps they got used to perfect control, like the movements of a musician or a surgeon.MoreLess
As they grew closer, she could see even more. They held long sticks in their hands and were scratching figures into the sand as they spoke. She watched as Dono...van spun away from the group and began pantomiming whatever point he was trying to make by marching out the space on the sand. Kai threw back his head and laughed, then delineated his own version. They seemed to be arguing some element of design. Elliot marveled as she observed the same quick, precise movements she was beginning to realize all the Fleet captains shared. She supposed it was the result of their training, or the months they spent steering their ships. Perhaps they got used to perfect control, like the movements of a musician or a surgeon.MoreLess
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