The Last Voyage of the Emir by David Riley
Author:David Riley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction/Christian/Biblical/Historical
Publisher: Elm Hill
Published: 2019-11-27T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eighteen
The rest of the night, no one slept well. The constant rising and falling of the ship, the noise of the wind, the lightning flashes, and the sound of occasional retching were not conducive to rest. There was also an eager anticipation for daylight, with the hope that the storm would abate. They were all disappointed.
There was, indeed, a dusky light that was filtered through the clouds, giving witness to the fact that there really was still a sun somewhere up there. However, the morning brought ongoing rough seas, strong winds, and driving rain that seemed never-ending. There were a few times it let up considerably, but each time, their hopes for the end of the storm were dashed by a renewed frenzy of heavy downpours accompanied by thunder and lightning.
At least the light allowed them to see beyond the weak light of the ship’s lanterns, but what they saw did not give them any peace. They could not see Cauda anywhere behind them, and despite searching every chart he had, Captain Sahaq could not find any other islands in their vicinity. Not that they would be able to reach them anyway with the storm driving them as it was. He had hoped to be able to see the edge of the storm clouds nearby so they would know how to steer out from under the storm, but the lowering clouds stretched on in every direction.
So far, the waves were not dangerous, despite what the landlubbers thought. What concerned him was the appearance of the cloud cover. He had rarely seen such a dense, dark sky. It diffused a greenish yellow light that was unsettling. The worst storm he had ever experienced had this type of clouds but he was safely on land at the time. That storm had sent a funnel descending from the sky that had reached down to carry away half of the village where he was staying as it pelted the other half with large hailstones. Devastation was everywhere. If that were to happen here, in the middle of the ocean, he did not know what to expect. But he could not show fear to his men. He must keep steering into the waves one at a time.
Partway through the morning, the soldiers tired of corralling the prisoners in the dank, close air of the hold, and Gaius and Julius agreed to let them roam freely with strict orders for the soldiers to watch them closely and make sure they did not have access to weapons. They reasoned that they had no place to go anyway, so escape was not an option.
Demetrius kept to himself but realized that on deck with everyone soaked with rain anyway, his rags did not look any different than most of the other passengers. He noticed a few quizzical glances, but he did not make eye contact and turned quickly away if anyone seemed ready to speak to him. The sullen angry look on his face was a natural deterrent to human contact anyway.
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