The Fox
“Tau said the next day. "Or to refrain from looting all over the countryside if we do manage to win.” He turned his thumb up, indicating the building behind him, but Inda still saw it as the Marlovan gesture of approval, and had to make that unsettling mental sidestep. “Little private room top of the stairs. Name is Swift. Says he will bring us a fleet of three: his son’s raffee and a couple of fast, tight trysails.”
They stood outside the Dancing Sun, a long, low inn that, from the looks of... it, had managed to stay prosperous despite Pirate Island’s violent changes of ownership. The porch was long with sturdy posts; during the summer it was probably quite pleasant to sit out here and watch the sea crashing on the rocks below and the ships sailing in and out of the harbor. Now a row of scrub-aged children stood at the mossy stone wall, their gender indistinguishable in their sturdy winter coats and boots and mittens. They tossed pebbles into the sea down below, their laughter sounding like the cry of gulls.MoreLess
They stood outside the Dancing Sun, a long, low inn that, from the looks of... it, had managed to stay prosperous despite Pirate Island’s violent changes of ownership. The porch was long with sturdy posts; during the summer it was probably quite pleasant to sit out here and watch the sea crashing on the rocks below and the ships sailing in and out of the harbor. Now a row of scrub-aged children stood at the mossy stone wall, their gender indistinguishable in their sturdy winter coats and boots and mittens. They tossed pebbles into the sea down below, their laughter sounding like the cry of gulls.MoreLess
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