The bow of the Fearless hit the bottom of the trough, then dug into the next wave, sending water cascading over the deck. Danica hung on to the railing as she searched the area. Illustrious was off the port side, struggling with the wind, much like her own ship, while Valiant and Sprite followed in their wake, having a better time of it.
Fearless IllustriousValiantSpriteAnya stumbled across the deck before she, too, grasped the railing. "Perhaps we should make for the coast," she said. "This wind could take us too far north."
"No. Hugging the coast would only alert the empire to our presence. Our objective is to sail deeper into Halvarian waters to spy out their ports."
"We"re too far out to sea for any hope of spotting a harbour, let alone enemy ships."
"You forget about Laldor, the s
