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- Ellowyn Demont of Dochte Abbey
CHAPTER FOURTEEN:
The Spike of Daho the crew to bail water and work at shoring up the cracks in the sea fro, terrified the crew, and jeopardized the h, in any of the crew’s mind, that Lia had saved them from destruction As she walked above deck, they looked at her with respect and awe So
Toorously on the deck and pointing this way and that, identifying new dangers that threatened them He stared at the deep shelf of the sea, tame once more and beckoned for Lia to join him She did
He kept his voice pitched low and it was thick with anger "We are lost," he whispered "That stors until the night We should have seen Dahomey shores by now, but I cannot say whether ill see their shores or ours first We faced the wrath of Sheol, we did But noe are lost and I fear ill take in more water before we can make it to a harbor toover the bulwark to the flat line of the sea The waves rippled in little foamy caps and she breathed in the salty air "The sun is over there, so we sail southward?"
"Aye," Tomas replied "That is about the best course I can choose The gap between our two countries is narrowest between the cities of Doviur and Ushuaia Dochte Abbey is further west but if we have gone past the Spike of Dahomey, we could sail south forever and not reach it until the sea starts to boil"
"What is the Spike?"
He scowled and frowned, chewing on his thoughts savagely "The coastline is not flat, lass There is a bulge of land that coer spike I know not how far ere flung, you see Not until nightfall when I see the stars But we lose precious tier"
Lia stared into the sea, thinking Her father had thought of everything Untying the knot at the pouch, she withdrew the Cruciger orb
"Well that is a pretty sight," Toliold "Look at how the top bobs and spins A curious worknored him and stared down at the spindles Showits powers The spindles spun around once and pointed due south, the direction they were headed Show e Show ain, the spindle re her hand on Tomas’ shoulder, she squeezed and nodded "We will be there before nightfall The orb never lies"
Indeed, it did not Before much time had passed, the lad in the crow’s nest hollered he could see land The rest of the crew rushed to the view and watched the kingdom of Dahomey appear across the horizon A collective cheer rose up and sailors pumped their fists in the air, shocked with relief that they had cheated death during the crossing Additional crewrespectfully to her The crew clapped each other on the back and went back to their chores with vigor and the listing ship hobbled closer to the edge of Daho towards the jut of land "If we follow the coastline south, ill e of it There is no harbor at the Abbey, but there is one about two leagues to the west – the town of Vezins The tide defends the Abbey twice a day, you see When it cooes out, the road opens No are to it No fleet could attack it because of the tides and the lack of deep water It took a hundred years to raise it We will anchor in Vezins and there you , when the tide goes out I would say hire a village lad, but you have that golden ball to guide you"
Lia felt the throb of the Mediuhtly and blinked tears from her eyes "You must wait for ht is co now If I must flee Dochte Abbey, if they will not listen, I will need a way to escape Can you fix your ship quickly? More importantly, will you wait for me?"
Tomas’ eyes widened with surprise "You would have azed deeply into his eyes "I e of the world, To place There are ships that will carry us to a distant shore where the Blight cannot touch us I would have you with us e go"