Danica stared aft. They’d set Princess Rebecca ashore, along with Charlaine, and were now sailing northeast to locate and rendezvous with the Vanguard. The weather was clear, the wind strong, and the Valiant was making good speed.
VanguardValiant"Missing the place already?" asked Vivian.
"Lidenbach? No, but I am curious about that." She nodded to where a distant sail stood above the horizon.
"Another merchant?"
"Possibly, though if it is, it"s a small one."
"What else could it be? Unless you"re suggesting we"re being followed?"
"Let"s find out, shall we? Have the ship turn to port."
"That will take us farther out to sea."
"Precisely. A place where no reasonable merchant would sail."
Vivian gave the order, and the ship turned north, its sail straining as the wind filled it. The Val
