At that moment, a fat shardee jumped into the boat and went crazy in the puddle being created. It lashed and splashed and latched on to Sabienn’s leg in a painful grip. Sabienn quickly grabbed the intruder pulled it from him and squeezed its head. The pustules popped sending poison into the mixture of water lapping at their feet. The intruder was tossed over the side but Sabienn saw a hundred more red eyes where it had come from. They were all circling the boat looking for a gap or a crack to get in. We’re not going to make it, thought Sabienn.
“Trust me,” said Sabienn. “We’ll get there. Just think of Dane. What’s his wife’s name?”
When Sabienn turned to view Pill, there was fear on his face. He then turned to see the wave coming. The conditions were becoming wilder as they had come out
