The Art of Hunting
“Curse Maskelyne for his selfishness, she thought. The man cares more for his own neck than he does for his species. Her last hope now lay here in this strange and treacherous place.
Her hired captain – a thin and bearded Valcinder named Acanto – wrung his hands and clicked his tongue against the top of his mouth for the umpteenth time. He’d been making these sounds ever since they’d caught sight of the Dragon Isle.
‘The flag is clearly visible, Captain,’ she said.
‘And yet they flew... so close that time,’ Acanto said.
‘They’re simply testing your mettle,’ she replied. ‘They won’t attack a Haurstaf vessel.’ He nodded meekly and wrung his hands again. ‘As you say.’ But he didn’t look convinced.
Oars dipped and rose on either side of the hull as Acanto’s ship, the Silver Flame, rounded a fang of dark rock protruding from the red Mare Regis waters and made for a shingle beach backed by monstrous black cliffs.MoreLess
Her hired captain – a thin and bearded Valcinder named Acanto – wrung his hands and clicked his tongue against the top of his mouth for the umpteenth time. He’d been making these sounds ever since they’d caught sight of the Dragon Isle.
‘The flag is clearly visible, Captain,’ she said.
‘And yet they flew... so close that time,’ Acanto said.
‘They’re simply testing your mettle,’ she replied. ‘They won’t attack a Haurstaf vessel.’ He nodded meekly and wrung his hands again. ‘As you say.’ But he didn’t look convinced.
Oars dipped and rose on either side of the hull as Acanto’s ship, the Silver Flame, rounded a fang of dark rock protruding from the red Mare Regis waters and made for a shingle beach backed by monstrous black cliffs.MoreLess
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