Ethan fingered the small leather braid concealed in his hand. Rachel had helped him pick out some suitable leather strips and showed him how to braid them together. It was a four-strand braid and looked a little like chain when finished. Then Rachel had taught him a spell to join the ends of the leather together to make them a single continuous braid that - hopefully - would soon be fastened around Alana's wrist.
The sun was almost set when Ethan and Rachel returned to the Argo. The sky was a beautiful mosaic of reds, oranges, pinks and purples. He couldn't have picked more romantic mood lighting if he tried.
Ethan and Rachel made a beeline for the quarterdeck and - as agreed - Rachel asked Anthiel to leave the ship's wheel for a few minutes.
*Hey, could you come up to the quarterdec
