Ilse Witch
“The Ilse Witch was sleeping when the collision between the airships occurred, and the force of it threw her from her berth onto the floor. She came to her feet swiftly, threw on her gray robes, and hastened from her locked cabin onto the main deck. By then Federation soldiers and Mwellrets were running everywhere, shouting and cursing in the gloom and mist. She strode to where most had gathered and saw the distinctive raked masts of the Jerle Shannara. One of the Mwellrets lay dead on the other... ship’s decking, the first barrage of spears and arrows had been launched, and a full-scale battle was only moments away.
Of Cree Bega and Federation Commander Aden Kett, she saw no sign.
In a cold fury, she strode to the pilot box and swung up beside the helmsman. The man was staring down at the milling ship’s company with a look of mingled disbelief and incredulity, his hands frozen on the controls.
“Back her off at once, helmsman!” she ordered.
His eyes filled with fear as he saw who it was, but his hands remained motionless on the levers.MoreLess
Of Cree Bega and Federation Commander Aden Kett, she saw no sign.
In a cold fury, she strode to the pilot box and swung up beside the helmsman. The man was staring down at the milling ship’s company with a look of mingled disbelief and incredulity, his hands frozen on the controls.
“Back her off at once, helmsman!” she ordered.
His eyes filled with fear as he saw who it was, but his hands remained motionless on the levers.MoreLess
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