The Blades of the Moonsea 02 - Corsair by Forgotten Realms

Author:Forgotten Realms [Forgotten Realms]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-01-08T16:35:56+00:00

Geran weighed his words before he answered. "I'll do my best to forget what Aesperus had to say, and carry on as I intended," he finally said. "I don't know what threatens Hulburg, but I certainly know the peril Mirya and Selsha are in. I simply can't leave them to their fate. And if Hulburg is doomed no matter what I do, then I might as well see to it that Kamoth and Sergen aren't the ones who bring it about. What happens after that, happens. I have to believe that even Aesperus can't foresee every outcome."

The steward returned with their breakfast then, and Geran was surprised to discover how famished he was. Of course, he'd been outdoors in cold, damp weather for most of the last day, and that always left him starving afterward. When they finished, the three comrades went back up on deck and found that young Therndon's frame was ready for the starry compass. With care Geran, Sarth, and the carpenter installed the dark orb in its new place just ahead of the helm.

When they finished, Geran waited for the pinpricks of starlight he'd noticed the previous evening to appear, but nothing more happened. He looked to Sarth. "I think that's exactly the way it was fixed to Moonshark. Have we missed something?"

Sarth shook his head. "No, I do not think so," he said slowly. "The device is enchanted to carry the ship to the Sea of Night, but it's the middle of the day now. I think we'll need to wait for the sun to set."

"Just as Kamoth did the other day with Kraken Queen, "Geran said. He looked up at the sky and frowned. That would explain why the corsair ship hadn't fled into the skies at the first sight of the Hulburgan warship. "All right, we'll try again at dusk." He mastered his disappointment and went back down to his cabin to get a few hours' rest. He'd been awake for the better part of three nights running, and the time he'd spent unconscious in the cellar in Sulasspryn hardly counted as sleep.

A little before sunset, he roused himself and went back up on deck. Gray ramparts of cloud scudded along the horizon to the north, and the wind was growing stronger again. Geran had Galehand order all hands on deck, since he didn't know what would happen if the compass worked, and he waited for the last orange gleam of daylight to fade in the south. Then he turned to Sarth. "Let's try it now," he said.

"You should remember, this is not my field of expertise," the sorcerer

replied. Sarth murmured arcane words and laid his hand on the surface of the compass. The pinpricks of starlight embedded in the crystal orb began to glow brighter and swirl slowly under his touch. Geran held his breath, watching intensely. Nothing else happened. Sarth frowned and tried a different incantation. That failed as well. Then he attempted a third, with a similar lack of effect. "I am sorry," Sarth said.

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