Chapter Twenty-OneWaiting until the darkest hour of the night, Melcorka slipped over the ship's rail and swam toward Kollchi. From now onwards, she was alone. The fate of the Chola Empire and the war against Thiruzha was no longer her concern. Only one thing mattered: rescuing Bradan.
The battered vessels of the Thiruzha fleet sat beneath the walls of Kollchi with a few nervous seamen left as guards. Melcorka strode from ship to ship, ignoring the shouted challenges, until she found Catriona.
'Who are you?' a startled guard asked. Melcorka killed him with a swift thrust to the throat and pushed his body into the sea. She stepped onto the deck of Catriona.
'Hello, old friend,' Melcorka looked around, recalling old memories. 'You won't be lying here for much longer. You deserve a better f
