“Of course.” He turned to his crew, calling out the orders. They raised the anchor while others climbed up into the yardarms, unfurling the great sails that immediately caught the wind. The Sun Strider leaped forward as if shot from a bow, and it was all Charlaine could do to keep her footing.
Sun StriderThey headed north until the coast was close enough to make out details. Gwalinor then turned his ship, running it parallel to the shore, his lookouts scanning for any sign of activity.
Charlaine turned to Danica. “I just had a thought.”
“Which is?” the younger sister replied.
“If we had a way to signal a ship from shore, we could cut off their escape.”
“True, but how would we do that?”
Charlaine smiled. “Do you remember the first time we went into town together to see Torek?”
“Yes,
