The Seven-Petaled Shield
“Tsorreh heard a clatter and running feet outside the cabin. The ship heaved under her, timbers groaning. She felt the rigging vibrate through the wooden planks. The ship tilted alarmingly. Menelaia, losing her balance, let out a shriek that pierced the sound of the wind.
Tsorreh went out on deck. She could hardly see through the downpour. Day had turned almost as dark as night. Waves surged over the decks. Wind whipped the water to a froth. Flying spray drenched her.
In snatches, she heard men’...s voices, shouted orders, and cries of alarm. Water, bone-chillingly cold, engulfed the deck. She clung to the railing. Behind her, in the cabin, Menelaia shrieked again.
Tsorreh was no sailor, and only a fragile craft stood between everyone aboard and the long cold plummet into darkness. If the ship split apart or crashed on the jagged rocky shore, she would drown and what she carried would be lost.
Between her breasts, she felt the steady pulse of the te-alvar. With it, Khored of Blessed Memory had conjured Fire and Ice, had raised mountains from meadows, and caused the very bowels of the earth to open.MoreLess
Tsorreh went out on deck. She could hardly see through the downpour. Day had turned almost as dark as night. Waves surged over the decks. Wind whipped the water to a froth. Flying spray drenched her.
In snatches, she heard men’...s voices, shouted orders, and cries of alarm. Water, bone-chillingly cold, engulfed the deck. She clung to the railing. Behind her, in the cabin, Menelaia shrieked again.
Tsorreh was no sailor, and only a fragile craft stood between everyone aboard and the long cold plummet into darkness. If the ship split apart or crashed on the jagged rocky shore, she would drown and what she carried would be lost.
Between her breasts, she felt the steady pulse of the te-alvar. With it, Khored of Blessed Memory had conjured Fire and Ice, had raised mountains from meadows, and caused the very bowels of the earth to open.MoreLess
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