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Mark Sanders

Oct 11, 20221 min read

Chapter 11: Alluring

Blogtober 2022 Day 11 entry The sheer face of the cliffs bordering the strait looked like human construction upon closer observation, but...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 10, 20221 min read

Chapter 10: Brawl

Blogtober 2022 Day 10 entry “Ready the men on the deck,” Eila told Rhys. “Swords sheathed but at the ready. We don’t want a brawl, but...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 9, 20221 min read

Chapter Nine: Introspective

Blogtober 2022 Day Nine entry From their anchor point offshore, the sun rose on the other side of island, giving the sky above the trees...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 8, 20221 min read

Chapter Eight: Serendipity

Blogtober 2022 Day Eight entry “Land ahead!” the watch cried. The sun hovered fat and orange over the ocean horizon behind them. Eila saw...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 7, 20221 min read

Chapter Seven: Quaint

Blogtober 2022 Day Seven entry The wind returned with the dawn, and the Beaumaris unfurled its sails and headed toward the sunrise. “I...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 6, 20221 min read

Chapter Six: Ambition

Blogtober 2022 Day Six entry Scared as she was, Eila loved the Beaumaris, and her only ambition from the first time she set foot on a...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 5, 20221 min read

Chapter Five: Anguish

Blogtober 2022 Day Five entry “Not on Earth?” Eila replied. “Where else would we be?” “Earth used to be filled with magical creatures,”...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 4, 20221 min read

Chapter Four: Dazzling

Blogtober 2022 Day Four entry Eila had convinced her mother to let her apprentice as a sailor at age 13. Now at sea for ten years, she...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 3, 20221 min read

Chapter Three: Trivial

Blogtober 2022 Day Three entry “A magical force?” Eila echoed. “What kind? Another ship, with a magician casting a spell?” “This force...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 2, 20221 min read

Chapter Two: Confront

Blogtober 2022 Day Two entry The fog didn’t lift until afternoon, and after Eila ordered the sails unfurled, they hung limp and useless...

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Mark Sanders

Oct 1, 20221 min read

Chapter One: Gloomy

The rain and wind abated in the dark of night, giving way in the morning to a gloomy fog that enveloped the ship in an endless, thick...

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