Scimitar War by Chris A. Jackson

Author:Chris A. Jackson [Jackson, Chris A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Scimitar Seas, Pirates
ISBN: 9781897492543
Publisher: Dragon Moon Press
Published: 2012-08-15T06:00:00+00:00

“Aye, sir!” the lieutenant replied, and as the orders were relayed, every hand leapt to. Canvas billowed and cracked in the fresh trade winds, and the rumble of the erupting mountain receded into the distance behind them.

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Faint vibrations sent silt drifting down from the grotto’s ceiling, and Broadtail felt it through his sensitive lateral line. Silverfin looked up to meet his gaze as their finlings darted and dashed about in sudden panic.

*The sea shakes, Husband,* she signed, worry shifting her colors pale. She forced herself to more sedate hues in an attempt to calm their nervous offspring. *Does magic stir the sea?*

Broadtail concentrated for a moment, then shook his head. *No. I feel nothing manipulating the sea, good or bad. I have felt no magic since before Tailwalker returned. This is something else.* He flipped his tail, but before he could venture into the corridor outside his grotto, a thrum of announcement sounded. The school of finlings darted into hiding as Tailwalker entered, Chaser following in his wake.

*Father, did you feel that?* his son signed, fins fluttering nervously.

*Yes. We both did.*

*It felt like when the burning island erupted, but different. We should go—*

*We are not going anywhere, Tailwalker,* the trident holder signed, his scales dark with determination. *I will send scouts to investigate.*

The water shook around them again, and Chaser darted forward. *Trident Holder. Let me go. I can find the source of this shaking and be back before any of the others even flip their lazy tails.*

Broadtail looked at the enthusiastic scout and shifted his colors even darker with displeasure. He did not like the idea of sending Chaser out again so soon after his long and dangerous trip to Akrotia, but he knew that the scout was right. Chaser was the fastest swimmer in the school; he could find the source of this strange phenomenon and be back in less than a full tide.

*Very well, Chaser, but take a pair of dolphins with you. They can search ahead of you.* The dolphins, he knew, would also be able to evade danger more readily than Chaser.

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