Book of One 03 - A Dragon Born by Jordan Baker

Author:Jordan Baker [Baker, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-08-08T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Aaron sailed in the direction of the mainland, not sure where he intended to go once he reached it.

Even though Malek's ship was small and set up for one person to be able to sail it, he was nowhere near as experienced as the pirate, so it took several days more than he expected before he finally sighted the smudge of land on the horizon. As he neared the coast, Aaron realized he was nowhere near the little port town at the mouth of the river he had traveled before and even when he used his power to search the coast, he had no idea where he was. Based on the wind and the direction he had traveled, and judging by the stars in the sky at over the past few nights, he guessed he was somewhere to the east. The land ahead certainly looked like the Ansari desert, turning directly from sandy beach to sand dunes as far as the eye could see.

Malek had a good collection of maps in the cabin of the ship and Aaron found what he was looking for. Further to the east, there was a large port city called Ba'shan, and he knew from his studies that it was the closest thing the often nomadic Ansari people had to a capital city, so he headed east, following the

coast. From the ship, Aaron watched as the land gradually turned from orange and brown sand to the faded green of grass and scrub then leafy green with lush vegetation. Ahead, he saw the mouth of a wide river spilling out into the sea and, if Malek's maps were correct, the city was a short distance upriver.

Aaron wondered whether he should dispel the sphere he had placed on the small ship. In the constantly moving waters of the open sea the hull shaped depression made in the water by the invisible ship might not be noticeable, but on the calm, smooth waters of the river ahead, such a thing might draw people's attention. He decided it was probably easier to just sail up the river normally so he dismissed the spell and altered his own sphere so he would be visible to most people, while still undetectable to any who might be searching for his power.

The city of Ba'shan appeared from behind the gentle curve of the river in a place where the thick, green foliage parted to make way for wide fields and grasslands beyond. The city itself was not a tall and imposing place, but rather sprawled out along the bank of the river, with sand colored buildings of wood and clay overlooking countless docks liked with small, thin fishing boats. The sun was high in the sky and Aaron marveled at how hot the day had become, and he worked up a sweat as he navigated Malek's small ship upstream where the river widened and a series of larger docks served as temporary homes to a number of larger ships.

"Do you seek landing?" a man asked in Bashane.

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