7/1/2023 0 Comments The Outcasts by John Flanagan![]() ![]() ![]() Plus white water would have made the line of the beach easier to spot in the dimness. ![]() The lack of surf might make their approach easier but a little extra noise would have been welcome, Svengal thought. In the bow, Svengal and two other crew members crouched fully armed, peering ahead to catch sight of the dim line where the water met the beach. Such was their skill that the loudest sound was the lap-lap-lap of small ripples along the wooden hull. They were Erak’s most experienced oarsmen and they were used to the task of approaching an enemy coast stealthily.Īnd during raiding season, all coasts were enemy coasts. The four rowers wielded their oars carefully, raising them only a few centimeters from the water at the end of each stroke so that the noise of drops splashing back into the sea was kept to a minimum. With her sail furled and the yardarm lowered to the deck, and propelled by only four of her oars, the wolfship glided slowly toward the beach. ![]() Wolfwind emerged from the predawn sea mist like a wraith, slowly taking physical form. Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable ![]()
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