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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...