Tony and the Buccaneers: Tony Johnson Novel 01 by D. R. Rosier

Author:D. R. Rosier [Rosier, D. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-01-24T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

We woke up to an alarm horn, and only spared the time for a quick good morning kiss before jumping up and getting dressed.

She had to respond of course, being an officer, but I was curious as to what was going on. I pulled on my pants and shirt, and then helped her with the last few straps, and we left the cabin and moved quickly to the top deck.

We both smiled at Lia, and it was almost a shock to realize I’d be getting married by the rules of this world once again tonight. It felt almost wrong, but I knew it really wasn’t by the rules of this society. Lia was clearly happy to see us, and not jealous at all of the night we’d just had. Wistful perhaps that she had to wait for tonight, but not truly upset.

Lia’s acceptance, approval, and obvious happiness for us, more than anything else made me feel good about the idea. They would both be mine, and Sharon already was. Of course, I’d be theirs, both of theirs, which sounded like it could get complicated at times. But worth it, definitely worth it.

Lia broke my internal thoughts, “Three ships to starboard. They’ve seen us, and they shouldn’t be here.”

“What’s the issue? Three ships shouldn’t challenge us,” I said.

Lia sighed, “Secrecy, if one of them escapes to report our position we’ll have to scuttle the plan. Where we are, and the course we were on make it obvious we’re heading for Pheles, and from a direction that isn’t often used.”

I looked starboard, and saw them. They were quite a ways distant.

“Is it likely they’ll run?”

She shrugged, “I don’t think they’ve identified us yet. The Sea Scorned is a feared ship, and it depends on if their commander decides if it’s more important to deliver the information.”

“Why haven’t we turned toward them yet?”

Sharon answered, “There are hidden reefs around this area, that’s why it’s usually avoided as a route. It’s not a problem with a water and earth wielder navigating, but it’s enough of a pain in the ass that most just take the easier established shipping lanes. We won’t be able to turn until we find the edge of this reef.”

I felt Sharon’s magic reach out, as if it were tracing the sea floor. Or in her case as a water wielder, tracing the edge of the water against the reef near to us. Now that I was paying attention, I felt others doing it as well.

All three ships seemed to be on an intercept course for us but one was behind the other two by a couple of hundred feet.

“Well, all plans have snags, hopefully this means the rest of it will work as planned.”

They both looked at me strangely, as if they’d never heard such a thing before, and then looked back at the ships. Did they not know about Murphy here? Murphy’s law I mean. Things were a bit tense, and we all stayed quiet as we watched

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