They had their weapons drawn and ready, bodies taut in anticipation of imminent danger, when he said it. “This place is deserted.” While Calce appreciated that Fica was actually paying attention and would concede that it was indeed surprisingly quiet in the village, he knew that it wasn’t actually deserted and hoped to head off [...]

Calce Asino stared out across the blue waters of the bay. It was indeed blue, except for the bits that were more green, and there was a lot of it. As far as knowledge of the sea went, that was about the extent of his expertise. Well, he also knew that he needed a boat. [...]

The ship was on fire. It hadn’t always been on fire. Oh, no, there were good times on the Fahla, when the decks hadn’t been ablaze and men weren’t careening off the sides, burning, as they fell into the dark blue waters of the cove below. Those had been good times. Perhaps they had just [...]