To the Princess Bound
“A day and a half later, as they were sailing over Mercy’s largest ocean, nearing the Boiling Rift, Matthias got the call. Victory made a show of walking him to the ship that came to get him, then waving and wishing his safety in the war as he departed.
Four hours later, as evening was settling over the ocean, Victory saw the mass of steam and rippled water on the horizon. Even through the ship’s filtration systems, she began to smell ammonia.
Thirty minutes later, the ship’s alarms went off. ... The intercom light came on, and the captain said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain speaking. Don’t panic, but it appears we are being attacked by pirates. They are attempting to board, but our ship’s crew is well-trained in these matters, and can easily stand against a few ragtag rebels. Stay within your cabins and everything will be handled by our expert crew.”
Ten minutes after that, “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the captain. It seems our attempts to repel the invaders failed, and they have taken the bridge. They intend to drive the ship into the Boiling Rift as a warning to the Adjudicator. They will free the crew and any non-royal guests in the closest port city, and are currently opening their ship to boarding. I repeat. They are going to scuttle the ship. Please retire to the upper deck and please do not hide from their searchers. I repeat. There is no surviving the Boiling Rift. Its temperatures are over three hundred degrees at the surface. Jumping ship would be fatal. Please, go quietly to their ship and this will all be over soon.”MoreLess
Four hours later, as evening was settling over the ocean, Victory saw the mass of steam and rippled water on the horizon. Even through the ship’s filtration systems, she began to smell ammonia.
Thirty minutes later, the ship’s alarms went off. ... The intercom light came on, and the captain said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain speaking. Don’t panic, but it appears we are being attacked by pirates. They are attempting to board, but our ship’s crew is well-trained in these matters, and can easily stand against a few ragtag rebels. Stay within your cabins and everything will be handled by our expert crew.”
Ten minutes after that, “Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the captain. It seems our attempts to repel the invaders failed, and they have taken the bridge. They intend to drive the ship into the Boiling Rift as a warning to the Adjudicator. They will free the crew and any non-royal guests in the closest port city, and are currently opening their ship to boarding. I repeat. They are going to scuttle the ship. Please retire to the upper deck and please do not hide from their searchers. I repeat. There is no surviving the Boiling Rift. Its temperatures are over three hundred degrees at the surface. Jumping ship would be fatal. Please, go quietly to their ship and this will all be over soon.”MoreLess
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