The smile on Losilva’s face said Sitaki at least in thought appreciated the help of the elves.
Nanja played another round of cat and mouse with the merchant before she had a stone thrown. It shredded the mainsail of the brig. Then they put a clay pot filled with Lert’s fire in front of his bow. When it didn’t die out in the water, the captain of the merchant had to realize they possessed the legendary weapon of the Magic Wars. Sitaki had him signaled to heave to. They could not sink this ship; Ron could not swim.
Next to the captain, a man dressed in black and wearing a bombastic feather-decorated hat appeared on the quarterdeck: If he was this Lord Jordan whose colors were flying on the bowsprit, he would try to prevent the captain from surrendering.
A sailor went to the railing with s
