The archers grinned and loosed, with every single arrow finding the enemy ship. Melcorka watched their technique and copied it as best she could, so her next arrow landed closer to the Thiruzha vessel, and then there were other things to worry about than a contest with Kulothunga.
'We're approaching the main Thiruzha fleet,' Jasweer said. 'I want every available sailor and marine on the port side, and everybody to have a bow. That means you two boasting land-sloggers as well.'
Fifty strong, the Thiruzha fleet carved through the sea, every ship wearing two flags, the yellow-and-blue leopard of Thiruzha and a plain black flag.
'What's that black flag?' Melcorka asked.
'It means no quarter,' Kulothunga said. 'The Thiruzha are not taking prisoners.'
'There is Bhim.' Melcorka touched the h
