Scimitar Moon by Chris A. Jackson

Author:Chris A. Jackson [Jackson, Chris A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
ISBN: 9781897492147
Publisher: Dragon Moon Press
Published: 2010-06-13T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER Twenty-Three

Southaven

The Winter Gale sailed into Southaven harbor without incident and without Cynthia seeing much of anything but the inside of her cabin for the remainder of the voyage. One day from their destination, Troilen gave her a much smaller dose of the bittersweet extract. As a result, she managed to be on deck as they sailed through the gap in the breakwater. She stood on the poop deck of the Winter Gale with Koybur and Captain Uben, watching the familiar buildings grow closer.

Not such a bad little town, she thought, smiling at the children waving from the eastern jetty.

“Looks like yer spars are here,” Koybur said, pointing at the long rough-cut spruce boles lying on the quay near the shipyard.

“I’m dying to see how far the construction has gone.”

“Don’t expect too much. It’s only been about six weeks we’ve been gone. They won’t have worked the kinks out of the plans for a month, so…” He squinted and chewed on the stem of his pipe. “I’ll bet a night’s bar tab they don’t have the keels finished yet.”

She thought about it for a bit, calculating how long it would take to lay out the long mosaic of hardwood and lead, all dovetailed together, doweled and laminated with resin. She ran some numbers through her head and smiled.

“I’ll take that bet, Koybur, and I’ll even go a step further. A bottle of Brulo’s best rum says they’ve got four frames up on each hull when we walk through the door.”

“Done!” He laughed heartily. “You’ve got a lot of faith in Master Ghelfan.”

“Yes, I do.” She gripped the railing hard as Uben shouted the order to ware ship and shorten sail; they were making their turn into the anchorage.

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