Nero POV
I got in the boat.
It moved. Immediately. The moment my weight shifted to it the whole thing rocked and dipped and the water came very close to the edge on one side.
I sat down. Fast.
The boatman looked at me. Said nothing.
Remi got in after me. The boat barely moved when she stepped in. She sat beside me.
"See?" she said. "Fine."
"Fine," I confirmed.
The boatman pushed off.
The current took us immediately.
I gripped the side.
She looked at the bank. At the trees passing. At the water.
Then she looked at me.
I was looking at the water. At how much of it there was. At the way it moved under us. At the fact that the bottom of it was completely invisible and whatever was down there could be—
"Tell me about the army," she said.
I looked at her.
"The recruits. How did y
