Golden Age (The Shifting Tides book 1)
“Kargan ordered the pounding drum to set a pace twice the usual rate, and even as Chloe’s heart went out to the slaves below decks, she felt relief as the mountains and the black clouds crowning them disappeared under the horizon.
Hasha came up to the top deck and bowed when he reached Kargan, whose hand was on the mast as he scanned the sea.
‘Slow the pace, lord? Two slaves are not moving. Even the whip will not raise them.’ ‘Keep it up,’ Kargan growled, never ceasing his exploration of the water. ‘We are skirting the Sea of Serpents. Even the Nexotardis is not safe from a leviathan.’ ‘Lord, we will lose more slaves, and we have no replacements.’ Kargan finally turned his gaze on the master of the oars. ‘Right now my eyes are on you, when they should be on the sea. Do you need to hear your orders again?’ ‘No, lord.’ Hasha bowed, leaving Kargan to his work and returning below decks.
Her fears now heightened, Chloe moved back to the ship’s stern, finding a place near the helmsman where ...she could be alone, her hands gripping the rail tightly as she inspected the dark blue water.MoreLess
Hasha came up to the top deck and bowed when he reached Kargan, whose hand was on the mast as he scanned the sea.
‘Slow the pace, lord? Two slaves are not moving. Even the whip will not raise them.’ ‘Keep it up,’ Kargan growled, never ceasing his exploration of the water. ‘We are skirting the Sea of Serpents. Even the Nexotardis is not safe from a leviathan.’ ‘Lord, we will lose more slaves, and we have no replacements.’ Kargan finally turned his gaze on the master of the oars. ‘Right now my eyes are on you, when they should be on the sea. Do you need to hear your orders again?’ ‘No, lord.’ Hasha bowed, leaving Kargan to his work and returning below decks.
Her fears now heightened, Chloe moved back to the ship’s stern, finding a place near the helmsman where ...she could be alone, her hands gripping the rail tightly as she inspected the dark blue water.MoreLess
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