CMU Chapter 09

Chapter Nine: Driftwood

Poleen Juvukis, aboard the Soaring Falcon, learns Tôlk with Âvorê to pass the tedious seven-day sail toward Aprelêu, her mother Ezeldu’s destination. Musing over Sandorelê’s smarmy confidence and the crew’s discipline under Second Captain Lumorus, she debates climbing the crow’s nest to spot Ezeldu’s ship. Isidorus, the first mate, probes Poleen’s resurrection, dismissing her tale of surviving a hanging. A distant flagless fleet, possibly Galortêu’s, trails them, burning a ship, stirring fears of pirates or the Compunêu Trade Consortium—a rumored remnant of the destroyed city Compunêu. Sandorelê, skeptical of Compunêu’s existence, suspects Galortêu or Morôzîu raiders, linking recent ship losses like the Errant Kiss to a search for treasure. As a storm brews, Sandorelê’s uncanny sea-sense drives the ship toward Fron Rôvijêô, while Poleen, unmoved by distant deaths, embraces the wind’s chill, her resolve fixed on freeing Ezeldu.

CMU Chapter 08 — Price of Trust

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