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The next morning they were still drifting under a cloudless sky. At least the calm made it easier to load the weapons onto the brigantine. Grappling hooks held the two ships next to each other and they had placed planks from board to board.
Nanja was standing at the bulwark and counted what the men brought on board. A dozen swords whose crossguards were elaborately decorated with precious stones. Two-meter long bronze broadswords, which had to be wielded with both hands and were carried over the shoulder. A handful of elegant rapiers with narrow, double-edged blades that at first glance seemed more suitable for a ball than a fight, but were among the deadliest thrusting weapons on the mainland. Two large boxes with daggers and short scimitars. Battle axes with surprisingly long handles
