Thirty-Two
A Strange Malady
Spring 961 MC
Gerald stood on the city walls, looking south, across the surface of the Sea of Storms. The brisk wind here threatened to blow his cape back into the city.
"Magnificent, isn't it," said Anna, peering over the parapet.
"You always wanted to see the ocean," he said. "Well, there it is."
"You don't seem overly impressed," she commented.
"It's just water. I'll keep my feet on dry land, if it's all right with you."
"I've never seen so many boats before," she said. "I thought Loranguard had a lot, but this place has even more."
"Yes," agreed Gerald, "and these ships are larger."
"They're seagoing vessels, not just riverboats. They say the Sea of Storms is well named."
"Prince Alric mentioned that this was normal weather for around here, and ye
