My shadow powers tense up inside me, however I’m in a position to knock it off with a fast, deep breath.

“That should be our ship,” Hanna says, pointing to a passenger vessel anchored on the farthest dock.

“Appears prefer it. We nonetheless have a while to kill earlier than it departs, so let’s discover a place to assemble our ideas and go over the plan.”

At that second, a bitter chilly breeze blows in from the ocean. Hanna recoils, grabbing her arms and rubbing her chest whereas taking pictures an indignant take a look at the water. It’s fairly lovable.

“Right here,” I say, throwing my cloak round her shoulders.

“What about you?” she asks.

“I’m not the one shivering, am I?” I chuckle, pulling her shut by the waist. “Come on, let’s go.”

The docks are alive with commerce, boats of each dimension anchoring down or setting sail. We stroll previous fishermen hauling their contemporary catches ashore, and passenger vessels disembarking. Dock employees load and unload cargo, both carrying containers into the warehouse or utilizing them as seats for a smoke break.

It’s nearly as busy as the town, however we handle to maneuver our approach by way of the bustling docks and discover a tavern near our ship. There, we sit at a quiet desk within the nook of the comfy inn. I buy a meal for every of us.

“Dig in,” I say.

“Thanks, Kazrith. So, you wished to go over the plan?”

I drink from my pint of ale.

“Sure. We’d like to ensure it’s good. My contact’s intel has confirmed helpful in figuring out Zathex’s location. Check out this map.”

I test across the inn for prying eyes, then flatten out a map on the desk.

“This space right here is the place most xaphans take up residence, and it’s usually patrolled by different xaphans to maintain out undesirables. These circles right here point out weak spots the place patrols are extra lax.”

Hanna pulled the map nearer, her studious eyes working over its data.

“Are you certain this intel’s any good?”

“It’d higher be, it didn’t come low-cost. What do you assume, anyway?”

“It appears good, I simply hope we are able to pull this off. Zathex deserves his finish.”

“In fact he does, however in case you have any doubts concerning the plan, we’ve a number of days to revise it.”

“Will the journey take longer than final time?”

“I imagine it’s making a number of stops earlier than finally docking at New Solas. Not less than we’ll have extra time collectively.”

“Yeah, I’d like that,” she says with a smile. “Are you nervous?”

“Me? Nervous? I may by no means be. What about you?”

She nods. “I simply need my father and I to have the ability to reside safely when that is all mentioned and achieved.”

“In fact,” I say, my eyes fastened on hers with dedication.

I want it might be us residing safely collectively ultimately.

“I’ve been skilled by way of the hardest trials and tribulations, but I’m extra terrified than ever for him,” she remarks, wanting distantly away. “The considered him alone hasn’t stopped consuming at me. In a approach, I want I may get again there sooner, no offense.”

My coronary heart palpitates at her phrases. Although I don’t present it, it hurts to listen to her say them. The battleground in my thoughts intensifies. I must distract myself.

I do what I do greatest and attain a hand out to Hanna to consolation her.

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