“They could risk their lives”, Husani highlighted.
“They agreed to do it when they embarked on this expedition”, Rogers stated. He was acknowledging some risk, but that was the only way of following a route through that fog.
“You’re tempting fate”, the African addressed him.
“You’ll see, fate won’t be a problem, when we find the amulet.”
The corsair waited for the preparation to be carried out, then he drew the crew members who would get down by the ropes. He didn’t choose at random the ones who could be a threat for his plans, excepted Husani. So much the better if they died. One worry less would help him sleep well at last.
The sounders were lowered and some time went by before someone said he had seen something floating on the water surface. That information was passed all along th
