The glow had not been strong enough to be obvious during the daylight hours, or even during the onset of night. Seen from a distance, obscured by a curtain of greenery, and in the open air it had not been as immediately recognizable as it would have been had Jace encountered it in an enclosed environment… like a cave, or a ship’s hold.
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The 3 Seas
A Nautical Fantasy Adventure
July 29, 2010
77: Aglow
July 26, 2010
76: Rocking On
Jace crouched low to the ground and tried his best to sneak up on the treeline, but as there was no appreciable cover to be had on the small island except for the very vegetation he was trying to ambush this may not have been the most effective exercise of stealth ever attempted.
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July 23, 2010
75: Deadlights On Shore
It was Katryn, not Jace, who first saw signs of ghosts.
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August 17, 2009
74: Haunted Shore
By the time night had well and truly fallen, Jace and Katryn had assembled a pair of very passable shelters in the lee of the ship, made out of canvas and wood. It took some coaxing to get Sheiral out of the ship, even with it tilted at an odd angle on the beach. It took the promise of fresh fruit found by Jace to lure her out onto the sand, and even then only after it was made perfectly clear that none would be sent up for her if she didn’t come down.
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August 4, 2009
73: Faint Traces
“I don’t think anybody’s ever lived on this island,” Jace said to Katryn, as he helped her assemble a camp after having made a cursory exploration of the wooded crescent.
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August 3, 2009
72: Borrowed Troubles
Katryn gave Jace the go-ahead to hop down, wade ashore, and start exploring before she’d decided where to put the Chaser.
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July 28, 2009
71: Islands At The Edge Of The World
The closer one got to the rim of the world, the stronger and less predictable the air currents grew. This made the region particularly hazardous for ships with sails, but slightly more pleasant for the travelers aboard Horizon Chaser… the sun was hot, and an occasional strong breeze was not a thing to be despised.
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July 27, 2009
70: Finger Tips
Jace took to his second sea voyage a good deal better than he had the first. Some of it was simply a matter of expectations… the first time he had expected to find great excitement, and the second time he did not.
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July 21, 2009
69: Adequate Incentives
“Am I to actually believe you would allow me to have an equitable share in the treasure, when you hold the key to my very life or death?” Iskondra asked.
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July 20, 2009
68: Bonds of Fate
“You seem to have mistaken me for a mercenary of some kind,” Iskondra said. “I am no mere sell-sword. My services and skills with the blade are not mere commodities to be offered up for sale to the highest bidder. Though, incidentally… approximately how much would you be offering?”
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July 9, 2009
67: Matters Of Importance
“You’ll never make it out of here,” the man choked.
“Makes three of us,” Tauri said.
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July 6, 2009
66: Policy Revision
Iskondra awoke to a painful brightness that, after she had a chance to adjust to it, proved to be more of a painful dimness. Thin rays of grayish sunlight slanted through cracks in heavy wooden shutters. Her eyes’ sensitivity was the first sign hint she received that she had not, in fact, just closed them for a moment when the last spell hit her.
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