Chapter 16
Coldport was a marvel to behold. Azure, who had lived her entire short life in the prairie along the Salted Cliffs, had never ventured to a city, and the sheer scale of the port stole her breath away. Huge buildings dominated the coastline for as far as the eye could see, and the bay was filled with a hundred ships or more entering and leaving at any one time.
There was a bustle of movement along the shore. Even as far out as they were, Azure could pick up the signs of throngs of people moving back and forth from ships moored in the harbor, some of which so dwarfed the Seaknife in size that it was difficult to imagine how they could even float, let alone sail.
Guarding the entry of the bay was a massive stone structure; a horse, standing six times the height of the ship that
