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The high seas of the Seven Kingdoms
With a disgruntled groan, Gant lowered the sails of the medium-sized schooner, and stepped toward the railing, warily peering through his spyglass at his quickly approaching visitors.
Either he was having a really bad day or his mission had been announced to half of the Seven Kingdoms! From the east, he could see a ship flying Ashure Wave’s all-too-familiar flag. From the north, he could see the distinctive outline of two dragons in the sky. When he turned to the west, the vivid lightning in the clouds told him that Nali, the Empress of the Monsters, had also spied him. It didn’t take them long to converge on his location.
The two dragons were the first to land. Drago, the King of the Dragons, shifted first, followed by his Captain of the Guard, T
