CHAPTER EIGHT
Asphodel and Trinelli sat alongside the driver as the caravan approached Bluehaven.
Asphodel sniffed. “There’s a smell in the air. It’s not unpleasant, though. Just different from anything I’ve smelled before.”
Trinelli smiled at the girl. “That’ll be the sea. Bluehaven lies on the Inner Sea, directly opposite Holy Isle and Aspirilla, the capital of Grosmer. It’s the biggest of the three seas, and the one furthest away from the ocean.”
Asphodel could see the white houses of the city in the distance. They gleamed in the summer sunshine as they tumbled down the hill to the sea. From this elevation, Asphodel could see the harbour. There were two large ships there, and a number of smaller ones.
Surrounding the harbour, the houses were smaller and not as white. They huddled t
