"I"m no expert on sailing," said Charlaine, "but that must have taken some fine seamanship."
"Actually, they employed mages."
"What type of mages?"
"At least one Fire Mage and a Water Mage. There may have been others, but as far as I could tell, there were just the two of them."
"This is troubling news."
"There"s more."
"Go on," urged Charlaine.
"The raider is known to them—a ship called the Sea Wolf. I"m told it normally stays well out to sea, but something gave them the courage to become bolder."
Sea Wolf"Did they inflict much damage?"
"They did. Two ships were already destroyed when I left, with another two or three likely to succumb to the fire. A major victory, by my reckoning."
"I shall have to take this to the duke. He won"t be pleased."
"I think I should accompany you. I
