Steamsworn (Steamborn Series book 3)
““I told you,” Alice said.
He leaned forward and wrapped his fingers around the railing before shaking his head. “I know … but … it’s a lot different when you actually see it.”
The ship wore cannons like a bird wore feathers. It wouldn’t have to aim to hit its targets. It would only need to fire the right cannon, and it must have had a hundred to choose from. Some were long and lean like a rifle, and others looked wide enough to fit a person.
“I thought the big ones were smokestacks the first ti...me I saw it,” Alice said.
“The one that looks like it could fire a full-grown Pilly?”
She laughed. “Yeah.”
“Targrove used to call the Porcupines ‘Madness given life,’ ” Smith said from behind them. “Of course, he died before they ever finished building them.”
Smith went below deck with Samuel and Drakkar when something started whistling, which was never a good sign around high-pressure engines. Jacob and Alice stayed at the railing while Mary guided the Skysworn into the docks.MoreLess
He leaned forward and wrapped his fingers around the railing before shaking his head. “I know … but … it’s a lot different when you actually see it.”
The ship wore cannons like a bird wore feathers. It wouldn’t have to aim to hit its targets. It would only need to fire the right cannon, and it must have had a hundred to choose from. Some were long and lean like a rifle, and others looked wide enough to fit a person.
“I thought the big ones were smokestacks the first ti...me I saw it,” Alice said.
“The one that looks like it could fire a full-grown Pilly?”
She laughed. “Yeah.”
“Targrove used to call the Porcupines ‘Madness given life,’ ” Smith said from behind them. “Of course, he died before they ever finished building them.”
Smith went below deck with Samuel and Drakkar when something started whistling, which was never a good sign around high-pressure engines. Jacob and Alice stayed at the railing while Mary guided the Skysworn into the docks.MoreLess
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