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Glory to God!

I stood with one hand on theexperience with Keturah of several hours ago, even as I vainly tried to muster the seriousness that the situation involved I be under

Elizabeth was on board as was the rest ofshe wanted to show ainst the giants

We sailed in and around the tiny islands scattered throughout the lagoon, until at Elizabeth's e heaved the boat to a cooon and the two tiny islands that lay off to either side of us coiants

I looked to Elizabeth for soestured to the water, "Look beneath the water"

I gave her an odd look, but I got down on my belly and leaned out over the water to stickmade a fool of The water was crystal clear and my eyes found the shapes of two vessels almost immediately

I blinked and did a double take It wasn't possible, but it was!

I pulled my head up out of the water and wiped the water frolanced around the subject of the expectant looks of lee in and look serious

Flynn got down and did the iwater he turned to ood will they do us? Their sunk and beyond that they've got to be rusted up beyond any use!"

Elizabeth broke into the conversation, "Metal for soed in the waters of these freshwater lagoons The ships were starting to rust above the waterline so that is why our ancestors sunk them here in order to preserve theoon"

"Gunpowder and fuses?" I asked in hopeful earnestness

Elizabeth nodded, "They were sealed away in watertight barrels and boxes"

Flynn interrupted in exasperation, "What good does black powder and fuses do us when the boats are sunk? Their sunk!" He repeated as he pointed to the water with e look between the inner sense of jubilation I said, "Whales Mister Flynn! Whales"