The guard lay sprawled across the wood floor. His blood coated Kalli's hands, running in rivulets down her arms. Her knife was slippery and made her grip more difficult. The guard's throat was slit, split and wide, like his mouth. Blood puddle on the floor, wide and black, the lack of light stealing away its color. Kalli stood against the wall she'd woken up against, pressing her back against the slimy wood.
Mae watched the half-parted door, unblinking into the pale light from the outside.
"Well?"
"I don't have a plan, Kalli. I have no idea what to do. We're on a boat for Dragon's sake. There's really nowhere to run."
"Even if we killed everyone on board, we could never run a ship alone, even if we knew how to get home from here." Kalli wiped her knife and her hand across her skirt, leaving long, black marks across the already ruined dress.
"We'd have to take someone hostage, but for how long?" Mae pressed her face into her hand, her other dangling by her side, one of Kalli's daggers pressed against her palm. "I don't think it will work. There's nothing to do but wait."
"Wait? Wait for what?"
Shouting rang from overhead, followed by the crashing sound of cannon fire. The ship shivered under the impact. Maellyn crashed into the wall, crying out and grabbing onto her shoulder. The Dragon pushed off of the wall and made her way over to Kalli's side. One of the sleeves of her billowy shirt was torn, showing a long line of bruised skin. "I think we were waiting for that."
Oh yeah. Umm... not much to say. Glad you're enjoying it, Inky. Yah know.
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